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Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial Time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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A modern astronomical time standard defined by the International Astronomical Union, primarily for time-measurements of astronomical observations made from the surface of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, time
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Synonyms: Terrestrial Dynamical Time
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noun
A time standard proposed by Sandford Fleming in the late 19th century to replace Greenwich time and Paris time by one that is universally adopted.
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noun
Time based on the time system used on Earth, consisting of 24-hour days.
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Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: TT, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time
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Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
History
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