Orbital period Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Orbital period crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on September 8 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Orbital period has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | YEAR | Orbital period | Newsday |
| 20% | YEARS | Orbital periods | Universal |
Definition
| • | The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile). |
| • | The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn. |
| • | Age, or old age; as, a man in years. |
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- Newsday: Sep 8, 2024
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