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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidereal year

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
side-re-al year
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.

noun

The time it takes for any astronomical object in orbit around a central star to orbit that star, with respect to distant stars.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

sidereal years (plural)

Phrases

mean solar day tropical year solar year

Frequently Paired Words

mean solar day tropical year solar year

Questions

What does sidereal year mean?
The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.

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