Julian year

English

Noun

Julian year (plural Julian years)

(historical) A year in the old Julian calendar (which started on different dates).
(astronomy) An "average year" of 365 days and six hours, used for convenience of quick calculations, as opposed to a calendar year of either 365 or 366 days, and a mean tropical year of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds.

Translations

year in Julian calendar

Finnish: juliaaninen vuosi

Italian: anno giuliano

average year

Finnish: juliaaninen vuosi

Italian: anno giuliano m

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