Universal Time
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Universal Time
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Time
defined by the rotational motion of the earth and determined from the apparent
diurnal motions which reflect this rotation;
because of variations in the rate of rotation, universal time is not
rigorously uniform. Also called Greenwich mean time. Compare ephemeris
time.
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In the years preceding 1960 the arguments of the ephemerides in the
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac were designated as universal time.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use