autumnal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: autumnal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for autumnal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autumnal adj of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" Antonym(s): summery, vernal, wintery, wintry characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autumnal \Autum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal.] 1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal* tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. --Milton. 2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage. An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne. {Autumnal equinox}, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point. {Autumnal point}, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra. {Autumnal signs}, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.