Defenition of the word leap second

• Defenition of the word 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
  • 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

Hypernyms for the word leap second

• • s
  • sec
  • second

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