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si·de·re·al

 (sī-dîr′ē-əl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations; stellar.
2. Measured or determined by means of the apparent daily motion of the stars: sidereal time.

[From Latin sīdereus, from sīdus, sīder-, constellation, star.]
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sidereal

(saɪˈdɪərɪəl)
adj
1. (Astronomy) of, relating to, or involving the stars
2. (Astronomy) determined with reference to one or more stars: the sidereal day.
[C17: from Latin sīdereus, from sīdus a star, a constellation]
siˈdereally adv
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si•de•re•al

(saɪˈdɪər i əl)

adj.
1. determined by or from the stars.
2. of or pertaining to the stars.
[1625–35; < Latin sīdere(us) <sīder-, s. of sīdus star, constellation + al1]
si•de′re•al•ly, adv.
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si·de·re·al

(sī-dîr′ē-əl)
1. Relating to the stars or constellations.
2. Measured by means of the apparent daily motion of the stars: sidereal time.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sidereal - of or relating to the stars or constellations; "sidereal bodies"; "the sidereal system"
2.sidereal - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time"
civil - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
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Translations
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sidereal

[saɪˈdiːrɪəl] ADJsidéreo
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sidereal

adj (spec)siderisch
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Dim and wonderful is the vision I have conjured up in my mind of life spreading slowly from this little seed bed of the solar system throughout the inanimate vastness of sidereal space.
The whole sky, though lit by the sidereal rays, seemed black by contrast with the whiteness of the waters.
You will get a better idea of the magnitude of the sidereal system, however, by remembering that, in comparison with it, the distances of our entire solar system are as mere specks.
It is reserved for the practical genius of Americans to establish a communication with the sidereal world.
The sparkling points of light flashed past me in an interminable stream, as though the whole sidereal system were dropping into the void.
To him, human life had dwarfed to microscopic proportions before this colossal portent of higher life from within the distances of the sidereal universe.
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The champions will face Ajax for a place in the Champions League last-four after the Dutch side eliminated Ronaldo's former sideReal Madridwith a stunning 4-1 win at the Bernabeu to go through 5-3 on aggregate.
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Sidereal time, a measure of the rotation of the Earth with respect to the stars rather than the Sun, is given in Table 17 for 30[degrees] longitude at 02:00 SAST.