anomalistic year

noun

Astronomy.

1. the average interval between consecutive passages of the earth through the perihelion, equivalent to 365.26 days.

anomalistic year

noun

1. the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days

Word History and Origins

Origin of anomalistic year¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The anomalistic year is the interval between two successive times at which the earth is in perihelion, or 365 days 6 hours 13 minutes 48 seconds.

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This in the earth's orbit produces the anomalistic year.

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