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sidereal

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si·de·re·al  (s-dîr-l)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations; stellar.
2. Measured or determined by means of the apparent daily motion of the stars: sidereal time.
[From Latin sdereus, from sdus, sder-, constellation, star.]
sidereal [side-eer-ee-al]
Adjective
of or determined with reference to the stars: the sidereal time [Latin sidus a star]
sidereal  (s-dîr-l)
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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Adj.1.sidereal - of or relating to the stars or constellations; "sidereal bodies"; "the sidereal system"
2.sidereal - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time"
civil - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
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