Leap Second (Noun)
Meaning
A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation.
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.