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sidereal

 

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Adjective sidereal has 2 senses
  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"
    Antonym:
    civil

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Sidereal

Definition:

Sidereal refers to something that is related to or determined by the stars or the rotation of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.

Examples:

Adjective

- The sidereal time of a particular location can be calculated using astronomical observations.

- The sidereal year is the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun relative to the fixed stars.

Noun

- In astrology, the sidereal zodiac is based on the position of the Sun relative to the fixed stars.

- Sidereals are people who study or are fascinated by celestial objects and their movements.

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