English
Detailed Synonyms for leap second in English
leap second:
leap second [the ~] nom
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the leap second
– 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 1the leap second– 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 1