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Definition of Mean time
1. Noun. (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator).
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Time Unit, Unit Of Time
Definition of Mean time
1. Noun. A variant spelling of '''meantime'''. ¹
2. Noun. A mean (average) amount of time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mean Time
Literary usage of Mean time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"Thus mean time is denned with reference to a natural ... The reason is, that mean
time is measured, not by the sun's mean motion in longitude, ..."
2. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... in the mean time, I return to bur particular affairs. Being now to part with
the fhip, ... mean time ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"Local mean time. See JAVA. Madras mean time used from May 1,1898. ... The foreigners
at ports on the coast use their own local mean time. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"Whether the heir would be considered as a trustee in the mean time before sale
is another ... should not be repaid, and proceedings stayed in the mean time. ..."
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