sidereal rotation period

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsidereal rotation period (plural sidereal rotation periods)

plural sidereal rotation periods

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