solar day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)

Pronunciation

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Word forms

solar day solar days

Derived words

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