tropical year
a division of time equal to about 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, representing the interval between one vernal equinox and the next.
Origin of tropical year
1- Also called astronomical year, e·qui·noc·tial year, so·lar year .
Words Nearby tropical year
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How to use tropical year in a sentence
And now, by a variety of indications, it was manifest that the winter of the tropical year was at hand.
The Island Home | Richard ArcherThis would indeed be the case if the mean value of the civil year of the Julian calendar was exactly equal to the tropical year.
Astronomical Myths | John F. BlakeBy taking this amount from the sidereal we obtain the tropical year, which has reference to the seasons and the calendar.
Astronomical Myths | John F. BlakeThis is the tropical year or the time from one equinox to its return.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs | Sylvanus Griswold MorleyHave you ever quite realized what the tropical year is like?
British Dictionary definitions for tropical year
another name for solar year See year (def. 4)
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Scientific definitions for tropical year
A solar year. See under solar time.
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