solar day

English

Noun

solar day (plural solar days)

(astronomy) one day of solar time, the time between successive noons; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis, relative to the sun (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)

Derived terms

mean solar day

Related terms

solar time

Translations

time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun

Chinese:
Mandarin: 太陽日 (zh), 太阳日 (zh) (tàiyángrì)
Dutch: zonnedag m
Finnish: aurinkovuorokausi
French: jour solaire (fr) m

German: Sonnentag (de) m, Solartag m
Japanese: 太陽日 (たいようじつ, taiyōjitsu)
Russian: со́лнечные су́тки f pl (sólnečnyje sútki)
Spanish: día solar m
Swedish: soldygn (sv) n

See also

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