sidereal day
noun1
Astronomy, Natural sciences One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).
2
Astronomy, Natural sciences The rotational period of Earth; the time in which Earth rotates around its axis 360 degrees.
- Related terms
- stellar day, solar day