sidereal time

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saɪ.ˈdɪə.riəl taɪm/, /səɪ.ˈdɪə.riəl taɪm/

Noun

sidereal time (uncountable)

(astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.

Hypernyms

time

Hyponyms

local sidereal time, mean sidereal time

Alternative forms

sideral time

Translations

time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恆星時／恒星时 (zh) (héngxīngshí)
Finnish: tähtiaika (fi)
French: temps sidéral m
German: Sternzeit f
Greek: αστρικός χρόνος m (astrikós chrónos)
Hindi: तारा काल (tārā kāl)
Irish: am na réaltaí m
Japanese: 恒星時 (こうせいじ, kōseiji)
Romanian: timp sideral (ro) n, oră siderală (ro) f
Russian: звёздное вре́мя n (zvjózdnoje vrémja)
Turkish: yıldız zamanı (tr)
Ukrainian: зо́ряний ча́с m (zórjanyj čás)

Further reading

sidereal time on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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