vernal equinox 春分点
vernal equinox[ noun ]- March 21
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- (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
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Vernal \Ver"nal\, a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus vernal, ver
spring; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vasanta, Icel. v[=a]r, and E.
Easter, east.]
1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring;
as, vernal bloom.
2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.
When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson.
And seems it hard thy vernal years
Few vernal joys can show? --Keble.
{Vernal equinox} (Astron.), the time when the sun crosses the
equator when proceeding northward.
{Vernal grass} (Bot.), a low, soft grass ({Anthoxanthum
odoratum}), producing in the spring narrow spikelike
panicles, and noted for the delicious fragrance which it
gives to new-mown hay; -- also called {sweet vernal
grass}. See Illust. in Appendix.
{Vernal signs} (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and
Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal
equinox and summer solstice.