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Phrases 20
- sidereal timeTime measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.
- sidereal yearThe orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
- sidereal dayOne day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).
- sidereal astrologyA form of astrology that measures the position of the sun relative to the stars. This compensates for the precession of Earth's axis, which causes the zodiac signs to move around the sky relative to the vernal equinox.
- sidereal monthThe time in which the moon passes round the ecliptic to the same star: 27.3217 days.
- sidereal periodSidereal orbital period.
- sidereal orbital periodThe sidereal year of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal year", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
- sidereal rotation periodThe sidereal day of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal day", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
- local sidereal timeA sidereal time of a specific location on the Earth, depending on the longitude of the point.
- mean sidereal timeThe hour angle between the meridian of Greenwich and the mean equinox of a specific date at Universal Time.
- sidereal daysplural of sidereal day: One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).
- sidereal monthsplural of sidereal month: The time in which the moon passes round the ecliptic to the same star: 27.3217 days.
- sidereal periodsplural of sidereal period: Sidereal orbital period.
- sidereal yearsplural of sidereal year: The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
- sidereal orbital periodsplural of sidereal orbital period: The sidereal year of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal year", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
- sidereal rotation periodsplural of sidereal rotation period: The sidereal day of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal day", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
- local sidereal timesplural of local sidereal time: A sidereal time of a specific location on the Earth, depending on the longitude of the point.
- mean sidereal timesplural of mean sidereal time: The hour angle between the meridian of Greenwich and the mean equinox of a specific date at Universal Time.
- local mean sidereal timeA time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).
- local mean sidereal timesplural of local mean sidereal time: A time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).
Compound words 4
- intersiderealBetween or among constellations or stars; interstellar.
- nonsiderealNot sidereal.
- sidereallyIn a sidereal manner.
- siderealizeTo make into a star, or like a star.