tropical year
The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic,…The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
» A soccer field every 6 seconds. That's the rate at which the world lost mature tropical forests last year.
Alle sechs Sekunden ein Fußballfeld: mit dieser Geschwindigkeit hat die Welt letztes Jahr tropische Urwälder verloren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Alle sechs Sekunden ein Fußballfeld – das ist die Geschwindigkeit, mit der die Welt letztes Jahr tropische Urwälder verloren hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesThe time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
A vernal equinox year; the time between two successive vernal equinoxes.
тропи́ческий годtropíčeskij god
the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
(broadly)The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star, taking into account orbital precession.
Examples
1 sentencesA soccer field every 6 seconds. That's the rate at which the world lost mature tropical forests last year.
deAlle sechs Sekunden ein Fußballfeld: mit dieser Geschwindigkeit hat die Welt letztes Jahr tropische Urwälder verloren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Forms
plural: tropical years| Singular | tropical year |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes:solar yearastronomical yearequinoctial year
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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