mean solar time
Americannoun
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Due to the earth's elliptical orbit, the sun can be as much as 16 minutes out of line with mean solar time.
From BBC
Does air traffic control have embedded assumptions about mean solar time or Earth orientation?
From BusinessWeek
I. When the mean solar time is known.
From Project Gutenberg
In the 17th century it was a favourite device to make a clock show sidereal time as well as mean solar time.
From Project Gutenberg
The Earth accomplishes a revolution on its axis in 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds mean solar time, which is the length of the sidereal day.
From Project Gutenberg
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