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
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Examples of leap second
leap second
The UN agency has been talking about abolishing the leap second for eight years.
From the npr.org
He said he had no second thoughts about making the leap from Indy Car to NASCAR.
From the usatoday.com
This resulted in leap second adjustments to keep UTC synchronised with solar time.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The leap second has its critics, who would like to see it get a permanent time out.
From the dailynews.com
The leap second grows out of science's pressing need for extremely accurate clocks.
From the time.com
The most recent leap second was added at the end of December 31, 2008.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Giotto was launched by Ariane on 2 July 1985, one day after a leap second was inserted.
From the newscientist.com
Every year these time lords decided whether a leap second should or should not be added.
From the guardian.co.uk
This makes it necessary to insert a leap second at irregular intervals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
