Chandler period

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noun

the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble ) of the earth's axis, varying between 416 and 433 days.

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Origin of Chandler period

1955–60; after Seth Chandler (1846–1913), U.S. astronomer

Words nearby Chandler period

chandelier earring, chandelle, Chandernagore, Chandigarh, chandler, Chandler period, Chandler, Raymond, chandlery, Chandragupta, Chandrasekhar, Chandrasekhar limit

How to use Chandler period in a sentence

Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
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The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
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The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.
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The FCC investigation recently closed its comment period on the Marriott case.
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Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.
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The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.
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Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.
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She did her work at a most interesting period in Dutch painting.
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(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
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At this period it brought enormous prices, the finest selling at from fifteen to eighteen shillings per pound.
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