civil day

noun

, Astronomy.

1. day ( def 3c ).

civil day

noun

1. See day, calendar day
   another name for calendar day See day

Word History and Origins

Origin of civil day¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The civil day of the world commences near the anti-meridian of Rome, Greenwich, or Paris.

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The word translated "day" also means time, but it is to be generally taken in the sense of the civil day—from sun up to sun down.

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The astronomical day commences at noon of the civil day of the same date.

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We may remark that the commencement of the astronomical day commences twelve hours after the civil day.

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In England the period of the civil day may also vary under different statutes.

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