solar day en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| solar days | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
sidereal day · stellar day · solar time
Translations (12)
sv soldygn (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · ja 太陽日 (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · fr jour solaire (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · fi aurinkovuorokausi (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · bn আফতাবী রোজ (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · gl día solar (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · de Sonnentag (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · es día solar (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · nl zonnedag (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · de Solartag (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · ru со́лнечные су́тки (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) · cmn 太陽日 /太阳日 (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun)