apparent solar day

noun Astronomy.

the period of time between two successive passages of the sun's center across the same meridian.

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Origin of apparent solar day

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby apparent solar day

apparent, apparent candlepower, apparent horizon, apparent magnitude, apparent movement, apparent solar day, apparent temperature, apparent time, apparent wind, apparentement, apparently
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