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Sidereal time Moderate

Sidereal time has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

measured by the diurnal motion of stars

2

Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of the Earth relative to the stars

See Also
diurnal rotation sidereal day measured earth apparent vernal equinox star
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cosmic time
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sidereal day sidereal year sidereal hour sidereal month
Rhyming Words
ime rime time hime dime lime mime aime ojime ehime crime anime stime slime chime prime grime clime jaime spime
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