"stellar day" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stellar days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stellar day (plural stellar days)
  1. (astronomy) The rotational period of Earth; the time in which Earth rotates exactly 360 degrees around its axis, measured relative to the stars (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds). Categories (topical): Astronomy, Time Synonyms (commonly): sidereal day Related terms: sidereal day, solar day Translations (period of one rotation of Earth, measured relative to the stars): sterrendag [masculine] (Dutch), tähtivuorokausi (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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