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anomalistic year

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. the average interval between consecutive passages of the earth through the perihelion, equivalent to 365.26 days.


anomalistic year

noun

  1. the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anomalistic year1

First recorded in 1870–75

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