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noun
An imaginary sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant rate equivalent to the real sun's average rate over the year, used in the calculation of solar time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: model, theoretical account, framework
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