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Definition of Astronomical year
1. Noun. The time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes.
Definition of Astronomical year
1. Noun. The time it takes the Earth to pass once around the Sun, particularly a tropical, sidereal(,) or anomalistic year. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astronomical Year
Literary usage of Astronomical year
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mercersburg Review by Reformed Church in the United States Publication Board, Franklin and Marshall College Alumni Association (1858)
"But here another difficulty arises, the astronomical year is always three hundred
and sixty-five days and nearly six hours in length, while the civil year ..."
2. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1855)
"Let it be remembered that the astronomical year consists of 365 days, ...
Unlike the astronomical year, the civil year is not constantly of the same length. ..."
3. Library of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1834)
"It is true that the civil years would be of unequal length, and that none of them
would accurately correspond in duration with the astronomical year, ..."
4. A Handbook of Descriptive Astronomy by George Frederick Chambers (1877)
"Unlike the astronomical year [Solar], the Civil year is not constantly of the
same length. It consists, as has been already explained, sometimes of 365 and ..."
5. Descriptive Astronomy by George Frederick Chambers (1867)
"Unlike the astronomical year [Solar], the Civil year is not constantly of the
same length. It consists, as has been already explained, sometimes of 365 and ..."
6. An Introduction to Astronomy: Designed as a Text Book for the Students of by Denison Olmsted (1843)
"The astronomical year is the time in which the sun makes one revolution in the
ecliptic, and consists of 365d. 5h. 48m. 51'.60. The civil year consists of ..."
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