tropical year
tropical year noun: the time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
Noun
tropical year (plural tropical years)
- The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
- A vernal equinox year; the time between two successive vernal equinoxes.
- Synonyms:
- solar year, astronomical year, equinoctial year, Sothic year
- The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star, taking into account orbital precession.
tropical year meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
tropical year in Tamil
- பருவ ஆண்டு
tropical year in Malayalam
- സായന വർഷം
Synonyms of tropical year
Forms of tropical year
| plural | tropical years |
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Words formed from tropical year
- mean tropical year
Questions about tropical year
- What does tropical year mean?
- Tropical year means the time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
- What is tropical year in Tamil?
- Tropical year in Tamil is பருவ ஆண்டு. See Tropical year meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tropical year?
- Tropical year is a noun.
- What is the plural of tropical year?
- The plural of tropical year is tropical years.
Words near tropical year in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tropical year (page history and authors); tropical year (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tropical year (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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