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Tropical year

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009811

The time it takes for the Sun to complete one cycle of the seasons, measured from one vernal equinox to the next. This period is slightly shorter than the sidereal year because of the precession of the equinoxes. Its length is approximately 365.24219 days, which is the basis for the Gregorian calendar.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009811
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009811",
  "term": "Tropical year",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The time it takes for the Sun to complete one cycle of the seasons, measured from one vernal equinox to the next. This period is slightly shorter than the sidereal year because of the precession of the equinoxes. Its length is approximately 365.24219 days, which is the basis for the Gregorian calendar.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/tropical-year/"
}

Record 9,960 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.