1. (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic; [syn: equinoctial point, equinox]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
equinoctial point
n 1: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the
celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn:
equinoctial point, equinox]