Look up: sidereal

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   sidereal
   of, relating to, or concerned with the stars. Sidereal rotation is that measured with respect to the stars rather than with respect to the Sun or the primary of a satellite.
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   sidereal
   [adj] - of or relating to the stars or constellations 2. [adj] - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
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   Sidereal
   With respect of the stars.
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   sidereal
   the actual mean period of one earth rotation, that is,86 164 seconds (23h 56m 4.095s); a unit of time defined by the period between two consecutive transits of a star across the meridian: it is thus a true measure of the period of a complete rotation of the earth about its axis Category: General • is the time which elapses between two successive returns of the sun to the same position ...
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   Sidereal
   Si·de're·al adjective [ Latin sidereus , from sidus , sideris , a constellation, a star. Confer Sideral , Consider , Desire .] 1. Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy. 2. (Astron.) Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position ...
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   sidereal
   1. Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy. ... 2. <astronomy> Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day. Sidereal clock, day, month, year. See Clock, Day, etc. Sid ...
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   sidereal
   adjective (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; `sidereal time`
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   sidereal
   adjective of or relating to the stars or constellations; `sidereal bodies`; `the sidereal system`
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   Sidereal
   The adjective `sidereal` can refer to various things, including: * `Measurements of time:` ** `Sidereal time` ** `Sidereal day` ** `Sidereal month` ** `Sidereal year` * `Sidereal period` of an object orbiting a star * `Sidereal astrology` * `Sidereus Nuncius`, or `Sidereal Messenger`, a scientific work by Galileo Galilei * `Sidereal Exalted`, from the fantasy role-playing game `Exalted` * A term used in some English translations of Baudrillard a...
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    Sidereal
    • (a.) Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy. • (a.) Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day.
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    sidereal
    sidereal 1. A reference to the stars or constellations: 'sidereal bodies'. 2. Relating to the stars, especially measured with reference to the apparent motion of the stars. 3. Divisions of time; determined by daily motion of the stars: 'sidereal time'. In astronomy, relating to the period of time based on the apparent rotation of the stars, and therefor...
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