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sidereal

[ sahy-deer-ee-uhl ]

adjective

Astronomy.
  1. determined by or from the stars:

    sidereal time.

  2. of or relating to the stars.


sidereal

/ ²õ²¹ÉªËˆ»åɪə°ùɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving the stars
  2. determined with reference to one or more stars

    the sidereal day

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sidereal

/ ²õÄ«-»åî°ù′ŧ-É™±ô /

  1. Relating to the stars or constellations.
  2. Measured with respect to the background of fixed stars instead of the Sun.
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Derived Forms

  • ²õ¾±Ëˆ»å±ð°ù±ð²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ¾±Â·»å±ð۱ð·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€È´¾±Â·»å±ð۱ð·²¹±ô adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´¾±Â·»å±ð۱ð·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sidereal1

1625–35; < Latin ²õÄ«»å±ð°ù±ð ( us ) of, belonging to the stars ( ²õÄ«»å±ð°ù-, stem of ²õÄ«»å³Ü²õ star, constellation + -eus adj. suffix) + -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sidereal1

C17: from Latin ²õÄ«»å±ð°ù±ðus, from ²õÄ«»å³Ü²õ a star, a constellation
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That’s where Mercer’s triumph manifests itself, there at the end of the great sidereal cycle.

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Note: For simplicity’s sake, these are all sidereal days, and “day†refers to an Earth day.

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It's that time of the sidereal year where we take stock of what's been going on during the last orbit of Earth around the Sun.

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But one puzzling signal showed up most days at the same sidereal time.

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Mr Beck, Rocket Lab’s wise man, has taken it upon himself to create his own sidereal epiphany.

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