solar day

/ˌsoʊlər deɪ/
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Other forms: solar days

Definitions of solar day
  1. noun
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    synonyms: 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours
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    tomorrow
    the day after today
    today
    the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
    yesterday
    the day immediately before today
    morrow
    the next day
    eve
    the day before
    date, day of the month
    the specified day of the month
    date
    a particular day specified as the time something happens
    due date, maturity, maturity date
    the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    future date
    a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen
    rain date
    an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date
    sell-by date
    a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold
    birthday, natal day
    the date on which a person was born
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    time unit, unit of time
    a unit for measuring time periods
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