acronical
adj/əˈkɹɑn.ɪ.kəl/US
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκρονυξ (ákronux, “nightfall”), one of the three poetic times for the rising and setting of stars, along with cosmical and heliacal.
Definitions
Alternative form of acronycal.
- The moon in arctic regions is not acronical, as astronomers say; it does not rise at sunset or set at sunrise.
- Due to the revolution of the earth, heliacal and acronical phenomena are separated by six months of time for a given star.
Occurring at sunset.
- Some sounds, such as the cries of the sellers of water in summer and charcoal in winter, persist, hour in and hour out, for the whole twenty-four, and form a background for the different acronical clamour that now rises.
- There was a faint rose acronical glow high in the room, the beginning of twilight.
Occurring at the end of life.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA