Tropical year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tropical year — n. see YEAR (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Tropical year — A tropical year (also known as a solar year), for general purposes, is the length of time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, as seen from Earth; for example, the time from vernal equinox to vernal equinox,… … Wikipedia
tropical year — atogrąžiniai metai statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. solar year; tropical year vok. tropisches Jahr, n rus. тропический год, m pranc. année tropique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
tropical year — year (def. 4b). [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
tropical year — noun the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes • Syn: ↑solar year, ↑astronomical year, ↑equinoctial year • Hypernyms: ↑year … Useful english dictionary
tropical year — noun a) The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially: b) A vernal equinox year, the time between two successive vernal equinoxes. Syn: astronomical year … Wiktionary
tropical year — /trɒpɪkəl ˈjɪə/ (say tropikuhl year) noun See year (def. 5) …
tropical year — noun another term for solar year … English new terms dictionary
tropical year — The interval between two consecutive returns of the sun to the vernal equinox … Ballentine's law dictionary
