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time unit vs sidereal day

sidereal day vs time unit

time unit and sidereal day both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
time unit Yes No No No
sidereal day Yes No No No
As nouns, sidereal day is a hyponym of time unit; that is, sidereal day is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than time unit:
  • time unit: a unit for measuring time periods
  • 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
time unit (noun) sidereal day (noun)
a unit for measuring time periods the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
Difference between time unit and sidereal day

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