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rotational period

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
ro-ta-tion-al pe-ri-od
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the background stars.

noun

The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the earth (assumed fixed).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

rotational periods (plural)

Synonyms

rotation period

Questions

What does rotational period mean?
The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the background stars.

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