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sidereal day vs sidereal time

sidereal time vs sidereal day

sidereal day and sidereal time both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sidereal day Yes No No No
sidereal time Yes No No No
As nouns, sidereal time is a hypernym of sidereal day; that is, sidereal time is a word with a broader meaning than sidereal day:
  • sidereal day: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
  • sidereal time: measured by the diurnal motion of stars
Other hypernyms of sidereal day include time unit, unit of time.
sidereal day (noun) sidereal time (noun)
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day measured by the diurnal motion of stars
Difference between sidereal day and sidereal time

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