What is "sidereal" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sidereal mean in English? Meaning of sidereal definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sidereal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sidereal": of or relating to the stars or constellations

Adjective

Meaning: of or relating to the stars or constellations

Example: sidereal bodies the sidereal system

Synonyms: sidereal

Pronunciation in US: /saɪˈdɪɹiəl/ or IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: /saɪˈdɪəriəl/

Meaning of "sidereal": (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars

Adjective

Meaning: (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars

Example: sidereal time

Synonyms: sidereal

Antonyms: civil

Pronunciation in US: /saɪˈdɪɹiəl/ or IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: /saɪˈdɪəriəl/

Adjective: Of or relating to the stars. 1919, Hector Macpherson, S.Chapman (series editor), Men of Science: Herschel, Chapter V, The field of sidereal astronomy, therefore, was virtually untrodden when, shortly after the beginning of his telescopic work, Herschel began his first review of the heavens.1919, Hector Macpherson, S.Chapman (series editor), Men of Science: Herschel, Chapter V, The field of sidereal astronomy, therefore, was virtually untrodden when, shortly after the beginning of his telescopic work, Herschel began his first review of the heavens.(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars. 1903, Percival Lowell, The Solar System, Chapter I, Then, from a sufficient number of observations of synodic periods to give their mean, we obtain the sidereal period, or period with reference to the stars.1903, Percival Lowell, The Solar System, Chapter I, Then, from a sufficient number of observations of synodic periods to give their mean, we obtain the sidereal period, or period with reference to the stars.(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the point of the vernal equinox.

Synonyms:

stellar, luminous, sparkling, glittering, astral, bright, celestial, lustrous, shimmering, shining, bespangled, radiated, spangled, stellary, stelliform, stellar, celestial, remote, visionary, stellular,

What is "sidereal" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "sidereal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sidereal": of or relating to the stars or constellations

Adjective

Meaning of "sidereal": (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars

Adjective

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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