HyperDic: astronomical_year

English > 1 sense of the expression astronomical year:
NOUNtimeastronomical year, solar year, tropical year, equinoctial yearthe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
English > astronomical year: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes.
Synonymssolar year, tropical year, equinoctial year
BroaderyearThe period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
Spanishaño, año solar
Catalanany solar

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