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Sidereal Time

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Noun

1. sidereal time

measured by the diurnal motion of stars

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sidereal Time

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noun
time based upon the rotation of the earth with respect to the distant stars, the sidereal day being the unit of measurement
See also sidereal day

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Sidereal Time

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1. 
time measured by the sidereal day: it is divided into the sidereal hour (1⁄24 of a sidereal day), the sidereal minute (1⁄60 of a sidereal hour), and the sidereal second (1⁄60 of a sidereal minute)
2. 
the hour angle of the vernal equinox

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Sidereal Time

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n.
Time based on the rotation of the earth with reference to the background of stars.

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