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hour vs sidereal hour

sidereal hour vs hour

hour and sidereal hour both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hour Yes No No No
sidereal hour Yes No No No
As nouns, sidereal hour is a hyponym of hour; that is, sidereal hour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hour:
  • hour: a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
  • sidereal hour: 1/24 of a sidereal day
Other hyponyms of hour include man hour, person hour.
hour (noun) sidereal hour (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it 1/24 of a sidereal day
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
clock time
a special and memorable period
Difference between hour and sidereal hour

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