sidereal (Meaning)
sidereal (a)
of or relating to the stars or constellations
(of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
sidereal (a.)
Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy.
Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day.
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sidereal Sentence Examples
- The sidereal day, the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis relative to the stars, is approximately 23 hours and 56 minutes.
- Sidereal time is a measure of time based on the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
- The sidereal month, the time it takes the Moon to orbit Earth once relative to the stars, is approximately 27.3 days.
- Sidereal astronomy focuses on the positions and motions of celestial objects as seen from Earth's center.
- The sidereal year, the time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun once relative to the stars, is approximately 365.25 days.
- Sidereal rotation is the rotation of a planet on its axis relative to the stars.
- The sidereal period of a planet is the time it takes to complete one orbit of its star.
- Sidereal motion is the motion of an object relative to the stars.
- The sidereal distance between two stars is the distance between them as measured from Earth's center.
- Sidereal timekeeping is used by astronomers to measure the precise timing of celestial events.
FAQs About the word sidereal
of or relating to the stars or constellations, (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the starsRelating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal
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The sidereal day, the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis relative to the stars, is approximately 23 hours and 56 minutes.
Sidereal time is a measure of time based on the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
The sidereal month, the time it takes the Moon to orbit Earth once relative to the stars, is approximately 27.3 days.
Sidereal astronomy focuses on the positions and motions of celestial objects as seen from Earth's center.
