sidereal
si·de·real
adjective
1.
of or relating to the stars or constellations
- “sidereal bodies”
- “the sidereal system”
2.
Origin
From Latin sīdereus + -al (cf. Latin sīderālis), from sīdus (“star, constellation”), of unknown ultimate origin, likely a substrate language such as Pre-Greek.
Phrases
- sidereal astrology
- sidereal clock
- sidereal day
- sidereal hour
- sidereal hour angle
- sidereal midnight
- sidereal minute
- sidereal month
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