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Definition of Summer solstice
1. Noun. June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point.
Group relationships: June, Summer, Summertime
Generic synonyms: Solstice
Antonyms: Winter Solstice
Definition of Summer solstice
1. Noun. (astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined '''toward''' the sun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Summer Solstice
Literary usage of Summer solstice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... that he had information from brethren who had been at Thule daring several
months and they reported that there was no darkness at the summer solstice. ..."
2. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1824)
"... literary attainments-^ Expedition to view the Midnight Sun—its Elevation above
the Horizon during the summer solstice—Culinary Plants—Game—Etymology of ..."
3. The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and by Humphrey Prideaux (1845)
"... so that from this time the new moon immediately preceding the first full moon
after the summer solstice was the beginning of their year, and that first ..."
4. The Island of Cuba by Alexander von Humboldt, John S. Thrasher (1856)
"... temperature — Mentis of heat and cold — summer solstice— Peculiarities of
winter— Compared with Macao and Rio Janeiro— Fires not needed— Hail— General ..."
5. The Island of Cuba by Alexander von Humboldt, John S. Thrasher (1856)
"General remarks— Mean temperature— Means of heat and cold- summer solstice —
Peculiarities of winter — Compared with Macao and Rio Janeiro— Fires not ..."
6. The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1849)
"As the sun appears to move op from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice,
the earth actually moves from the autumnal equinox down to the winter solstice ..."
7. The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1842)
"While the Sun appears again to ascend from its winter. solstice to the vernal
equinox, the Earth descends from the summer solstice to the ..."
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