tropical year

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssolar yearastronomical yearequinoctial year

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Questions about tropical year

What does tropical year mean?

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

What is another word for tropical year?

Close synonyms include solar year, astronomical year, equinoctial 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.