Usually means: Sun crosses equator, day equals night.
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  1. vernal equinox: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. vernal equinox: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. vernal equinox: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. vernal equinox: Wordnik
  6. vernal equinox: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. vernal equinox: Wiktionary
  8. vernal equinox: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. vernal equinox: Dictionary.com
  10. Vernal Equinox (album), Vernal Equinox, Vernal equinox (Northern Hemisphere), Vernal equinox: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. vernal equinox: Rhymezone
  12. vernal equinox: FreeDictionary.org
  13. vernal equinox: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. vernal equinox: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Science (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. From Stargazers to Starships Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Vernal Equinox: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  3. Mars Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Vernal Equinox: Extragalactic Astronomy
  5. Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality (No longer online)
  6. Weather Glossary (No longer online)
  7. VERNAL EQUINOX: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

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  1. vernal equinox: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL TERMS (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (vernal equinox)

noun:  (astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere and September in the southern hemisphere.

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