solar year

Definitions

General Science

• noun the year measured from equinox to equinox, equal to 365.24 days.

Astronomy

• The year measured in terms of the time it takes the Sun to return to a fixed point in the sky, the Vernal equinox, and at 364.24 days, slightly shorter than the sidereal Year. Also called the Tropical Year.

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