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noun • a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days • a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity • the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun • a body of students who graduate together | ||||||||
| 40% | 9 | Quantifies the time difference between local sidereal time and the right ascension of a celestial object | ||||||
noun • the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body • (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day | ||||||||
| 38% | 15 | Involves the sidereal and mean solar time | ||||||
noun • (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions | ||||||||
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