"sidereal time" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /saɪˈdɪə.ɹiəl taɪm/, /səɪˈdɪə.ɹiəl taɪm/ Forms: sideral time [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sidereal time (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: time Hyponyms: local sidereal time, mean sidereal time, local mean sidereal time Translations (time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox): 恆星時 /恒星时 (héngxīngshí) (Chinese Mandarin), tähtiaika (Finnish), temps sidéral [masculine] (French), Sternzeit [feminine] (German), αστρικός χρόνος (astrikós chrónos) [masculine] (Greek), तारा काल (tārā kāl) (Hindi), am na réaltaí [masculine] (Irish), 恒星時 (kōseiji) (alt: こうせいじ) (Japanese), czas gwiazdowy [masculine] (Polish), timp sideral [neuter] (Romanian), oră siderală [feminine] (Romanian), звёздное вре́мя (zvjózdnoje vrémja) [neuter] (Russian), yıldız zamanı (Turkish), зо́ряний ча́с (zórjanyj čás) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox",
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          "sense": "time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox",
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      "sense": "time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox",
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      "sense": "time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox",
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      "sense": "time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox",
      "word": "yıldız zamanı"
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