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solar day

solar day

noun
1.
Astronomy. the time interval between two successive transits by the sun of the meridian directly opposite that of the observer; the 24-hour interval from one midnight to the following midnight.
2.
Law. the period of time from sunrise to sunset.

Origin:
1755–65
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solar day
 
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See day the period of time during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis relative to the sun

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solar day  
See under solar time.
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