mean solar day

noun

the average length of a solar day, used for practical timekeeping

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Meanings

noun
  1. the average length of a solar day, used for practical timekeeping

Synonyms & antonyms

nountime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

Similar
daytwenty-four hourstwenty-four hour period24-hour intervalsolar day
Broader
time unitunit of time
Also see
daysolar day

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish keskiaurinkovuorokausi
  • keskiaurinkovuorokausiaverage length of a solar day
French jour solaire moyen
  • jour solaire moyenaverage length of a solar day
Swedish medelsoldygn
  • medelsoldygnaverage length of a solar day
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APA

mean solar day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20solar%20day

MLA

“mean solar day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20solar%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mean solar day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20solar%20day.

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