apparent solar time
41Time out of mind — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …
42Apparent sun — is a concept proposed by Simon Newcomb to solve the problem of determining the right time of a year, by assuming that there is a pseudo sun moving along the sky at an even speed.ee also*Solar time …
43Solar tracker — A solar tracker is a device for orienting a solar photovoltaic panel or concentrating solar reflector or lens toward the sun. The sun s position in the sky varies both with the seasons (elevation) and time of day as the sun moves across the sky.… …
44Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …
45Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… …
46solar day — Day Day (d[=a]), n. [OE. day, dai, dei, AS. d[ae]g; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. dag, G. tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf. Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. [root]69. Cf. {Dawn}.] 1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the …
47apparent — adj. 1 readily visible or perceivable. 2 seeming. Phrases and idioms: apparent horizon see HORIZON 1b. apparent magnitude the magnitude, i.e. brightness, of a celestial body as seen from the earth (opp. absolute magnitude). apparent time solar… …
48time zone — Synonyms and related words: Alaska time, Atlantic time, Central time, Eastern time, GMT, Greenwich mean time, Greenwich time, Mountain time, Yukon time, apparent time, civil time, daylight saving time, fast time, local time, mean solar time, mean …
49time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… …
50apparent time — Astron. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun. Cf. mean solar time. [1685 95] * * * …
