sidereal

Example Sentences

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I mean, it still feels like fall, by the rhythm of the sidereal calendar I had imprinted in me by Sid and Marty Krofft.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Mr Beck, Rocket Lab’s wise man, has taken it upon himself to create his own sidereal epiphany.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2018

However, astronomers also use a sidereal day, which is defined in terms of the rotation period of Earth with respect to the stars.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

The godfather of funk, whose performance rites recall jazz outster Sun Ra, whose beat is so steady you could set the sidereal clock to it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2012

That’s where Mercer’s triumph manifests itself, there at the end of the great sidereal cycle.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick