English Explanatory Dictionary

Sothic year

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The span of time between successive heliacal risings of the star Sirius, equivalent to almost precisely 365¼ days.

Word forms

Sothic year Sothic years

Related words

Sothic cycle Sothic period
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