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si⋅de⋅re⋅al

  [sahy-deer-ee-uhl]
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–adjective Astronomy.
1. determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.
2. of or pertaining to the stars.
Origin:
1625–35; < L sīdere(us) of, belonging to the stars (sīder-, s. of sīdus star, constellation + -eus adj. suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
si⋅de⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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si·de·re·al   (sī-dîr'ē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations; stellar.

  2. Measured or determined by means of the apparent daily motion of the stars: sidereal time.


[From Latin sīdereus, from sīdus, sīder-, constellation, star.]
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sidereal 
1634, "of or pertaining to the stars," earlier sideral (1594), from Fr. sidereal (16c.), from L. sidereus "starry, astral," from sidus (gen. sideris) "star, constellation," probably from PIE base *sweid- "to shine" (cf. Lith. svidus "shining, bright").
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sidereal   (sī-dîr'ē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Relating to the stars or constellations.

  2. Measured with respect to the background of fixed stars instead of the Sun.


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