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sidereal day

DEFINITIONS OF: sidereal day

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n the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

Synonyms:
day
Type of:
time unit, unit of time
a unit for measuring time periods
sidereal time
measured by the diurnal motion of stars
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