MEAN SOLAR TIME
Dictionary entry overview: What does mean solar time mean? • MEAN SOLAR TIME (noun)
The noun MEAN SOLAR TIME has 1 sense:
1. (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
Familiarity information: MEAN SOLAR TIME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEAN SOLAR TIME (noun)
Meaning:
(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
mean solar time; mean time
Hypernyms ("mean solar time" is a kind of...):
time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
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