Mean Solar Day (Noun)
Meaning
Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Earth takes a mean solar day to complete one rotation on its axis.
- They adjusted their clocks to account for the slight variation in the mean solar day.
- A mean solar day is approximately equal to 24 hours, but not exactly.
- The team was working around the clock, pushing the limits of the 24-hour mean solar day.
- Scientific observations required precise calculations, including the variable length of a mean solar day.