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leap second

/ leap second /

noun

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noun Sense 1

a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth''s rotation

Type of:

second sec s

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80%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

3

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