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Noun
en-noun|sg=leap second

1. A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.

Related terms
leap
leap year
second

Translations

Finnish: t|fi|karkaussekunti
German: Schaltsekunde f
mid
Swedish: t|sv|skottsekund|c

Category:Calendar terms

• 2007-11-14 13:30 - Mike - /* Translations */ sv

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