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SIDEREAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sidereal mean?
• SIDEREAL (adjective)
The adjective SIDEREAL has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to the stars or constellations
2. (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
Familiarity information: SIDEREAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the stars or constellations
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
the sidereal system
Pertainym:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
Context example:
sidereal time
Antonym:
civil ((of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life)
Context examples
The sparkling points of light flashed past me in an interminable stream, as though the whole sidereal system were dropping into the void.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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