astronomical year

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Origin of astronomical year

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Words Nearby astronomical year

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How to use astronomical year in a sentence

  • His astronomer, by name Sosigenes, did his best, but assumed the astronomical year to be 11 min.

    More Science From an Easy Chair | Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
  • It appears that in China there is no attempt to make the civil year or year of the calendar coincide with the astronomical year.

    More Science From an Easy Chair | Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
  • Do all that you can to teach the signs of the zodiac, the days of the seasons, and all the doings of the astronomical year.

    Winter | Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for astronomical year

astronomical year

noun
  1. another name for year See year (def. 4)

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Scientific definitions for astronomical year

astronomical year

  1. A solar year. See under solar time.

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