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day vs lunar day

lunar day vs day

day and lunar day both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
day Yes No No No
lunar day Yes No No No
As nouns, lunar day is a hyponym of day; that is, lunar day is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than day:
  • day: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
  • lunar day: the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
day (noun) lunar day (noun)
a period of opportunity the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
a point or period in time
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
an era of existence or influence
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
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