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Sidereal — Si*de re*al, a. [L. sidereus, from sidus, sideris, a constellation, a star. Cf. {Sideral}, {Consider}, {Desire}.] 1. Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) Measuring by the apparent motion of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sidereal — 1630s, of or pertaining to the stars, earlier sideral (1590s), from Fr. sidereal (16c.), from L. sidereus starry, astral, from sidus (gen. sideris) star, constellation, probably from PIE root *sweid to shine (Cf. Lith. svidus shining, bright ) … Etymology dictionary
sidereal — index stellar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sidereal — *starry, stellar, astral … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sidereal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the distant stars or their apparent positions in the sky. ORIGIN from Latin sidus star … English terms dictionary
sidereal — [sī dir′ē əl] adj. [< L sidereus < sidus (gen. sideris), a star < IE base * sweid , to gleam > Lith svidù, to gleam] 1. of or pertaining to the stars 2. expressed in reference to the stars sidereally adv … English World dictionary
Sidereal — The adjective sidereal can refer to various things, including:* Measurements of time: ** Sidereal time ** Sidereal day ** Sidereal month ** Sidereal year * Sidereal period of an object orbiting a star * Sidereal astrology * Sidereus Nuncius, or… … Wikipedia
sidereal — adj. of or concerning the constellations or fixed stars. Phrases and idioms: sidereal clock a clock showing sidereal time. sidereal day the time between successive meridional transits of a star or esp. of the first point of Aries, about four… … Useful english dictionary
sidereal — adjective /saɪˈdɪəriəl,saɪˈdɪriəl,səˈdɪriəl/ a) Of or relating to the stars. The field of sidereal astronomy, therefore, was virtually untrodden when, shortly after the beginning of his telescopic work, Herschel began his first review of the… … Wiktionary
sidereal — Month Month (m[u^]nth), n. [OE. month, moneth, AS. m[=o]n[eth], m[=o]na[eth]; akin to m[=o]na moon, and to D. maand month, G. monat, OHG. m[=a]n[=o]d, Icel. m[=a]nu[eth]r, m[=a]na[eth]r, Goth. m[=e]n[=o][thorn]s. [root]272. See {Moon}.] One of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
