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tropical year

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
trop-i-cal year
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.

noun

A vernal equinox year; the time between two successive vernal equinoxes.

noun

The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star, taking into account orbital precession.

Inflected Forms

tropical years (plural)

Phrases

mean tropical year tropical month sidereal year

Frequently Paired Words

tropical month sidereal year

Synonyms

solar year astronomical year equinoctial year Sothic year

Questions

What does tropical year mean?
The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.

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