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<h1>Equinia</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E*quin"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Equine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Glanders.</def>

<h1>Equinoctial</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*noc"tial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aequinoctials</ets>, fr. <ets>aequinoctium</ets> equinox: cf. F. <ets>\'82quinoxial</ets>. See <er>Equinox</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; <as>as, the <ex>equinoctial</ex> line</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; <as>as, <ex>equinoctial</ex> heat; an <ex>equinoctial</ex> sun.</as></def>

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

<cs><col>Equinoctial colure</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the meridian passing through the <i>equinoctial<i> points.</cd> -- <col>Equinoctial line</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>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 <er>Equator</er>.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>Thrice the <b>equinoctial line</b> He circled. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>- Equinoctial points</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col>Equinoctial time</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point.</cd></cs>

<h1>Equinoctial</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*noc"tial</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The equinoctial line.</def>

<h1>Equinoctially</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*noc"tial*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Towards the equinox.</def>

<h1>Equinox</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E"qui*nox</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>equinoxium</ets>, <ets>equenoxium</ets>, L. <ets>aequinoctium</ets>; <ets>aequus</ets> equal + <ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night: cf. F. <ets>\'82quinoxe</ets>. See <er>Equal</er>, and <er>Night</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See <cref>Autumnal equinox</cref>, <cref>Vernal equinox</cref>, under <er>Autumnal</er> and <er>Vernal</er>.</def>

<blockquote>When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind of the <b>equinox</b>. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Equinoctial wind or storm.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Equinumerant</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*nu"mer*ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Equi-</ets> + L. <ets>numerans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>numerare</ets> to number.]</ety> <def>Equal as to number.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Equip</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E*quip"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Equipped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Equipping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>\'82quiper</ets> to supply, fit out, orig. said of a ship, OF. <ets>esquiper</ets> to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>scif</ets>, G. <ets>schiff</ets>, Icel. <ets>skip</ets>, AS. <ets>scip</ets>. See <er>Ship</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<blockquote>Gave orders for <b>equipping</b> a considerable fleet. <i>Ludlow.</i></blockquote>