- mean solar time
- noun see mean time
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mean solar time
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mean solar time — n. time based on the mean sun: used as the basis for standard time because it has exactly equal divisions: also mean time … English World dictionary
mean solar time — vidutinis saulinis laikas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Laikas, pagrįstas tolygiuoju įsivaizduojamo taško judėjimu dangaus pusiauju, kuris vyksta taip, kad pavasario lygiadienio tašką Saulė ir tas įsivaizduojamasis… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
mean solar time — mean′ so′lar time n. astron. time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun. Also called mean′ time … From formal English to slang
mean solar time — noun (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator) • Syn: ↑mean time • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑time unit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mean solar time — Astron. time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun. Also called mean time. * * * … Universalium
mean solar time — noun Astronomy time reckoned by the motion of the mean sun (such as is shown by an ordinary clock). Compare with apparent time … English new terms dictionary
mean solar time — noun → mean time …
mean solar time — A measure of time calculated upon the motion of a fictitious sun called the mean sun, which is imagined to move with perfect uniformity, being sometimes behind the true sun, and sometimes in advance of it. Anno: 143 ALR 1238 … Ballentine's law dictionary
mean sun time — See mean solar time … Ballentine's law dictionary
solar time — Time as measured by what appears to be the daily transit of the sun, caused by the rotation of the earth. 52 Am J1st Time § 2. See local sun time; mean solar time; standard time; sun time or standard … Ballentine's law dictionary
