solar day

Meaning

One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)

Synonyms

day

mean solar day

twenty-four hours

24-hour interval

twenty-four hour period

natural day

tropical day