equine, equinal

[Lat. equinus =relating to horses; equus a horse.] Of or pertaining to a horse or horses; of the nature of or resembling a horse. "Bearing an equinal shape." - Heywood: Hierarch. of Angels (1635), p. 175. e-qui-ni-a, 8. [Lat. equinus = pertaining to horses; equus =a horse.] Med.: The disease produced in man when he is infected by a glandered horse. *e-qui-něç-es-sa-ry, a . [Pref. equi- , and Eng. nece ary (q. v.).] Equally nece ary; nece ary in the same degree. e-qui-noc-tial (tial as shal), * e-qui-noctiall, *e-qui-nox-i-al, a . & 8. [Lat. æquin oct i a lis , from æquinoctium =the equinox (q. v.); Fr. équi noxial; Sp. & Port. equinoccial ; Ital. equinoziale .] A. As adjective : 1. Of or pertaining to the equinoxes; designating an equal length of day and night. 2. Happening at or about the time of the equinoxes; pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points. "The defence might be prolonged till the equinoctial rains."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xvii. 3. Pertaining to those regions or climates near the equinoctial line. "In vain they covet shades and Thracia's gales, Pining with equinoctial heat." Philips: Cider , bk. ii. IMG:content-1100.png:[blocks in formation] Astron.: The meridian pa ing through the equinoctial points. [COLURE.]