tropical year

noun

1. a division of time equal to about 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, representing the interval between one vernal equinox and the next.

tropical year

noun

1. another name for solar year See year

tropical year

1. A solar year.

2. See under solar time

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropical year¹

First recorded in 1585–95