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leap smearing

leap smearing noun: the handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.

Noun

leap smearing (uncountable)

  1. The handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.

Questions about leap smearing

What does leap smearing mean?
Leap smearing means the handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.
What part of speech is leap smearing?
Leap smearing is a noun.

Words near leap smearing in the dictionary

  1. leap of faith
  2. leap out
  3. leap second
  4. leap seconds
  5. leap smear
  6. leap smearing
  7. leap through hoops
  8. leap to mind
  9. leap up
  10. leap week
  11. leap weeks

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