mean solar time

noun

, Astronomy.

1. time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.

Example Sentences

Due to the earth's elliptical orbit, the sun can be as much as 16 minutes out of line with mean solar time.

From BBC

Does air traffic control have embedded assumptions about mean solar time or Earth orientation?

From BusinessWeek

The difference between the corrected time and 12 o'clock will be the correction of your watch referred to local mean solar time.

From Project Gutenberg

In the 17th century it was a favourite device to make a clock show sidereal time as well as mean solar time.

From Project Gutenberg

The Earth accomplishes a revolution on its axis in 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds mean solar time, which is the length of the sidereal day.

From Project Gutenberg