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