Etymology
Origin of dayside
Example Sentences
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With such a tight orbit, the planet is also likely to be tidally locked, with a dayside that faces the star at all times and a nightside in perpetual darkness.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
CNN on Monday announced its new programming lineup, which includes new roles for both veteran and up-and-coming anchors spanning the morning, dayside, primetime and weekend dayparts.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
The enormous dayside temperatures may mean this half of the planet is covered in a magma ocean.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2021
Its dayside temperatures should soar toward 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt rock and metal, making it a potential lava world, Dr. Lam added.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
It was near the dusk of the 485-hour Venerian day, and the Twilight Gale already had arisen, sweeping from the comparatively chill Venerian nightside into the superheated dayside.
From Wind by Fontenay, Charles Louis
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