solar-year

so·lar-year

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-ler yeer]
- /ˈsoʊ lər yɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-ler yeer]
- /ˈsoʊ lər yɪər/

Definitions of solar-year word

noun solar-year a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year. 1
noun solar-year a period of approximately the same length in other calendars. 1
noun solar-year a space of 12 calendar months calculated from any point: This should have been finished a year ago. 1
noun solar-year Astronomy. Also called lunar year. a division of time equal to 12 lunar months. Also called astronomical year, equinoctial year, solar year, tropical year. a division of time equal to about 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, representing the interval between one vernal equinox and the next. Also called sidereal year. a division of time equal to the equinoctial year plus 20 minutes, representing the time required for the earth to complete one revolution around the sun, measured with relation to the fixed stars. Compare anomalistic year. 1
noun solar-year the time in which any planet completes a revolution round the sun: the Martian year. 1
noun solar-year a full round of the seasons. 1

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Origin of solar-year

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English yeer, Old English gēar; cognate with Dutch jaar, German Jahr, Old Norse ār, Gothic jēr, Greek hôros year, hṓrā season, part of a day, hour

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solar-year popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.