unsidereal
i adjective Astronomy.
1.
determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.
2.
of or pertaining to the stars.
Origin:
1625–35; < Latin sīdere(us) of, belonging to the stars (sīder-, stem of sīdus star, constellation + -eus adj. suffix) + -al1
1625–35; < Latin sīdere(us) of, belonging to the stars (sīder-, stem of sīdus star, constellation + -eus adj. suffix) + -al1
Related forms
si·de·re·al·ly, adverb
non·si·de·re·al, adjective
un·si·de·re·al, adjective
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sidereal (saɪˈdɪərɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or involving the stars |
| 2. | determined with reference to one or more stars: the sidereal day |
| [C17: from Latin sīdereus, from sīdus a star, a constellation] | |
| si'dereally | |
| —adv | |
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Unsidereal
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Word Origin & History
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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