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sidereal hour

noun

a 24th part of a sidereal day

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Nearby words

  1. sideman,
  2. sidenote,
  3. sidepiece,
  4. sidereal,
  5. sidereal day,
  6. sidereal hour angle,
  7. sidereal month,
  8. sidereal period,
  9. sidereal time,
  10. sidereal year
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