Question

What is the definition of the word solstice?​

Answer 1

Solstice describes a time when the sun is at its highest or lowest height in the sky. This includes the shortest day approximately around June 21 and longest day approximately around December 22.

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Answer 2

The solstice (combining the Latin words sol for “Sun” and sistere for “To Stand Still”) is the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year and thus ancient astronomers came to know the day as one where the Sun appeared to stand still.

Step-by-step explanation:

A solstice is an event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21.