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Noun: equinoctial point
  1. (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
    "The vernal equinox is one of the two equinoctial points";
    - equinox

Derived forms: equinoctial points

Type of: celestial point

Encyclopedia: Equinoctial point