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sidereal day

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noun Astronomy.

the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.

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RELATED WORDS

light, daylight, sunshine, sunlight, daytime, bright

Nearby words

sidelock, sidelong, sideman, sidepiece, sidereal, sidereal day, sidereal hour, sidereal hour angle, sidereal month, sidereal period, sidereal time

Origin of sidereal day

First recorded in 1785–95
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British Dictionary definitions for sidereal day

sidereal day

noun

See day (def. 5)
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