Get the Word of the Day from AllTheAnswers and learn something new every day http://www.alltheanswers.com <i>noun</i> <br><br>either of the times when the Sun is furthest from the equator: the longest day (<a href="http://localhost/cgi/cgi-dict-search.pl?ExactSearchTerm=summer solstice">summer solstice</a>) around June 21 in the N hemisphere and the shortest day (<a href="http://localhost/cgi/cgi-dict-search.pl?ExactSearchTerm=winter solstice">winter solstice</a>) around December 21 in the N hemisphere. • <b>solstitial</b> <i>adj</i> referring to or occurring at a solstice. <br><br><i>Etymology </i><i>13c: from Latin <i>solstitium</i> the standing still of the sun, from <i>sol</i> sun + <i>sistere, statum</i> to cause to stand. </i> http://www.alltheanswers.com/search/?searchfield=solstice Mon, 21 May 2012 02:30:00 +0200