equinoctial year

1. 1.

   the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

   Synonymssolar yeartropical yearastronomical year

   Broaderyear

Questions about equinoctial year

What does equinoctial year mean?

equinoctial year means "the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes".

What is another word for equinoctial year?

Close synonyms include solar year, tropical year, astronomical year. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.