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sidereal years

sidereal years is the plural of sidereal year.

Meaning of sidereal year

Noun

sidereal year (plural sidereal years)

  1. The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
  2. The time it takes for any astronomical object in orbit around a central star to orbit that star, with respect to distant stars.

Questions about sidereal years

What is sidereal years the plural of?
Sidereal years is the plural of sidereal year.

Words near sidereal years in the dictionary

  1. sidereal periods
  2. sidereal rotation period
  3. sidereal rotation periods
  4. sidereal time
  5. sidereal year
  6. sidereal years
  7. siderealize
  8. siderealized
  9. siderealizes
  10. siderealizing
  11. sidereally

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