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local mean sidereal time

local mean sidereal time noun: a time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).

Noun

local mean sidereal time (countable and uncountable, plural local mean sidereal times)

  1. A time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).

Forms of local mean sidereal time

plurallocal mean sidereal times

Questions about local mean sidereal time

What does local mean sidereal time mean?
Local mean sidereal time means a time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).
What part of speech is local mean sidereal time?
Local mean sidereal time is a noun.
What is the plural of local mean sidereal time?
The plural of local mean sidereal time is local mean sidereal times.

Words near local mean sidereal time in the dictionary

  1. local loops
  2. Local Lynx of Cold Clouds
  3. local maxima
  4. local maximum
  5. local maximums
  6. local mean sidereal time
  7. local mean sidereal times
  8. local mean time
  9. local mean times
  10. local minima
  11. local minimum

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