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sidereal

 
Dictionary: si·de·re·al   (sī-dîr'ē-əl) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations; stellar.
  2. Measured or determined by means of the apparent daily motion of the stars: sidereal time.

[From Latin sīdereus, from sīdus, sīder-, constellation, star.]


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Measures and Units: sidereal
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[Etymology: Lat: ‘star’] astronomy A version of a unit with size determined by reference to the stars. For Sidereal Hour Angle see right ascension, otherwise see…, e.g. for sidereal year, see year.

 
Obscure Words: sidereal
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of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations: astral
 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Relating to the stars.

pronunciation Sidereal time is related to the distant stars and allows you to keep track of astronomical events.

 
Wikipedia: Sidereal
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The adjective sidereal can refer to various things, including:



 
Misspellings: sidereal
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Common misspelling(s) of sidereal

  • sideral
  • sedereal

 
Translations: Sidereal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - siderisk, stjerne-

Nederlands (Dutch)
siderisch, astrologisch

Français (French)
adj. - sidéral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - siderisch, Sternen-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (αστρον.) αστρικός

Italiano (Italian)
sidereo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sideral

Русский (Russian)
звездный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sideral, astral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - siderisk, stjärn-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
星的, 恒星的, 根据恒星测定的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 星的, 恆星的, 根據恆星測定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 별의, 항성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 星の, 恒星の, 星座の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نجمي أو فلكي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של המזלות שבשמיים או כוכבי-שבת‬


 
 
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