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Mean Solar Time

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)

MWE

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
mean time
plural
Mean Solar Times
possessive
Mean Solar Time's
pluralpossessive
Mean Solar Times'