Equation of time

noun

Definitions

1.nounThe discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons 24 hours apart.

Synonyms

light equation proper time clocktime absolute time antitime atomic time mean motion absolute space-time time dilatation traveltime solar constant equation

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