Chapter Equator to Equipotential of E by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Equinoctial
(E`qui*noc"tial) a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. équinoxial. See Equinox.]

1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.

2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun.

3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world.

Equinoctial colure (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. — Equinoctial line (Astron.), the celestial equator; — so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See Equator.

Thrice the equinoctial line
He circled.

Milton.

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Equinoctial points (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. — Equinoctial time (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point.

Equinoctial
(E`qui*noc"tial), n. The equinoctial line.

Equinoctially
(E`qui*noc"tial*ly), adv. Towards the equinox.

Equinox
(E"qui*nox) n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L. aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F. équinoxe. See Equal, and Night.]

1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.

When descends on the Atlantic
The gigantic
Stormwind of the equinox.

Longfellow.

2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] Dryden.

Equinumerant
(E`qui*nu"mer*ant) a. [Equi- + L. numerans, p. pr. of numerare to number.] Equal as to number. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

Equip
(E*quip") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equipped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Equipping.] [F. équiper to supply, fit out, orig. said of a ship, OF. esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. scif, G. schiff, Icel. skip, AS. scip. See Ship.]

1. To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; — said esp. of ships and of troops. Dryden.

Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.

Ludlow.

2. To dress up; to array; accouter.

The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode.

Addison.

Equipage
(Eq"ui*page) n. [F. équipage, fr. équiper. See Equip.]