English Explanatory Dictionary

sidereal year

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
  2. The time it takes for any astronomical object in orbit around a central star to orbit that star, with respect to distant stars.

Word forms

sidereal year sidereal years

Related words

mean solar day tropical year solar year
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