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Definition of Leap second
1. Noun. A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation.
Definition of Leap second
1. Noun. A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leap Second
Literary usage of Leap second
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1830)
"PITCH OF HEED, 4.87- FIRST LEAP. SECOND LEAP. Here the flattening is almost
insensible at the mouth of the tube, ..."
2. American Journal of Education (1862)
"A difference of level between the point of departure and the fall modifies
considerably the extent of the leap. Second. During the leap the breathing must ..."
3. Military Schools and Courses of Instruction in the Science and Art of War in by Henry Barnard (1862)
"A difference of level between the point of departure and the fall modifies
considerably the extent of the leap. Second. During the leap the breathing must ..."
4. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Developer's Workshopby John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb by John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb (1998)
"... day, and hour numbers for Coordinated Universal Time; and even a number
indicating a possible leap second adjustment at the end of the current month. ..."
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