Meanings
summer solstice1
nounsummer solstice (usually uncountable, plural summer solstices)
plural summer solstices
- uncountableusuallyastronomyThe point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.
Synonyms: summer sunstead
Summer Solstice2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.
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Translations
Arabic الإنقِلَاب الصّيفِيّ
- الإنقِلَاب الصّيفِيّthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Bulgarian лятно слънцестоене
- лятно слънцестоене (ljatno slăncestoene)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Catalan solstici d'estiu
- solstici d'estiuthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Chinese Cantonese 夏至
- 夏至 (haa⁶ zi³)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Chinese Mandarin 夏至, 北至
- 夏至 (xiàzhì)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
- 北至 (běizhì)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
- 夏節 /夏节 (xiàjié)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Danish sommersolhverv
- sommersolhvervthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Esperanto somera solstico
- somera solsticothe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Estonian suvine pööripäev
- suvine pööripäevthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Finnish kesäpäivänseisaus
- kesäpäivänseisausthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
French solstice d'été
- solstice d'ététhe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
German Sommersonnenwende
- Sommersonnenwendethe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Greek θερινό ηλιοστάσιο
- θερινό ηλιοστάσιο (therinó iliostásio)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Hindi उत्तरायण
- उत्तरायण (uttarāyaṇ)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Hungarian nyári napforduló
- nyári napfordulóthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Icelandic sumarsólstöður, sumarsólhvörf
- sumarsólstöðurthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
- sumarsólhvörfthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Irish grianstad an tsamhraidh
- grianstad an tsamhraidhthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Italian solstizio d'estate
- solstizio d'estatethe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Japanese 夏至
- 夏至 (geshi)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Korean 하지
- 하지 (haji)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Latin sōlstitium
- sōlstitiumthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Māori te Ihu o Hineraumati
- te Ihu o Hineraumatithe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Norwegian Bokmål sommersolverv
- sommersolvervthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Polish przesilenie letnie
- przesilenie letniethe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Portuguese solstício de verão
- solstício de verãothe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Romanian solstițiu de vară
- solstițiu de varăthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Russian ле́тнее солнцестоя́ние
- ле́тнее солнцестоя́ние (létneje solncestojánije)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Scottish Gaelic grian-stad an t-samhraidh, grian-stad samhraidh
- grian-stad an t-samhraidhthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
- grian-stad samhraidhthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Spanish solsticio de verano
- solsticio de veranothe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Swedish sommarsolstånd
- sommarsolståndthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Thai ครีษมายัน
- ครีษมายัน (khritsamayan)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Ukrainian лі́тнє сонцестоя́ння
- лі́тнє сонцестоя́ння (lítnje soncestojánnja)the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Vietnamese hạ chí
- hạ chíthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Welsh hirddydd haf
- hirddydd hafthe moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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summer solstice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20solstice
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“summer solstice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20solstice. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summer solstice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20solstice.
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