Associations to the word «Vernal»
Noun
Wiktionary
VERNAL, adjective. Pertaining to spring.
VERNAL, adjective. Young; fresh.
VERNAL, adjective. Belonging to youth.
VERNAL, proper noun. A city in Utah.
VERNAL EQUINOX, noun. The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading northward
VERNAL EQUINOX, noun. The point where the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator at that time
VERNAL EQUINOXES, noun. Plural of vernal equinox
VERNAL POINT, noun. The point on the ecliptic where the sun crosses from the southern celestial hemisphere to the northern, which occurs at the (northern) vernal equinox; less commonly, either this point or the opposite point of crossing from north to south.
VERNAL POINTS, noun. Plural of vernal point
Dictionary definition
VERNAL, adjective. Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age".
VERNAL, adjective. Of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox".
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