solar time

solar time
Time as measured by what appears to be the daily transit of the sun, caused by the rotation of the earth. 52 Am J1st Time § 2. See local sun time; mean solar time; standard time; sun time or standard.

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  • solar time — time defined by the position of the sun (when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky then it is noon) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mean solar time — n. time based on the mean sun: used as the basis for standard time because it has exactly equal divisions: also mean time …   English World dictionary

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