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Sidereal day

noun
1.
The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day.  Synonym: day.





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... nice eye the Earth's diurnal way, Marking her solar and sidereal day, Her slow nutation, and her varying clime, 170 And trace with mimic art the march of Time; Round his light foot a magic chain they fling, And count the quick vibrations of his wing.— First in its brazen cell reluctant roll'd Bends the dark spring in many ...
— The Botanic Garden. Part II. - Containing The Loves of the Plants. A Poem. - With Philosophical Notes. • Erasmus Darwin


Words linked to "Sidereal day" :   sidereal time, time unit, unit of time


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