sidereal time 1
noundomain: time
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
measured by the diurnal motion of stars
Hypernym
cosmic time 1
noun
the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe
EnglishHyponym
sidereal day 1
noun
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
sidereal year 1
noun
the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
sidereal hour 1
noun
1/24 of a sidereal day
sidereal month 1
noun
period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days
