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单词 sidereal
释义

sidereal

adjective

si·​de·​re·​al sī-ˈdir-ē-əl How to pronounce sidereal (audio)
sə-
: of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Called sidereal time, the measurement calculates the length of a day by comparing the earth's rotation to the stars. Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2017 One tweet, in particular, has birthed a fair number of inky astronauts floating across a sidereal arm. Jesse Lichtenstein, New York Times, 15 June 2017 With this definition, a sidereal year is something like 365.256363 solar days. Rhett Allain, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2012

Word History

Etymology

Latin sidereus, from sider-, sidus star, constellation

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

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