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	equinoctial (equi\|noc¦tial) Pronunciation: /ˌiːkwɪˈnɒkʃ(ə)l, ˌɛkwɪ-/ adjective happening at or near the time of an equinox: equinoctial gales having a day and night of equal length. at or near the equator: the equinoctial region of the ocean noun (also equinoctial line)another term for celestial equator. Origin: late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to equal periods of day and night'): via Old French from Latin aequinoctialis, from aequinoctium (see equinox)		Search results in the dictionary equinoctial point year equinoctial year in year More results » More words in this category Ab 1 Adar bicentenary Central time diamond wedding equation of time equinoctial Greenwich Mean Time hr January Jul. Julian calendar July March month moonrise Muharram novennial October quatercentenary Nearby Words equid equidistant equifinal equilateral equilibrate equilibrist equilibrium equine equine encephalitis equinoctial equinoctial point equinox equip equipage equipartition equipment equipoise equipollent equipotent