sidereal orbital period

noun

The sidereal year of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal year", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)

Meanings

nounsidereal orbital period (plural sidereal orbital periods)

plural sidereal orbital periods

  1. astronomyThe sidereal year of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal year", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
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