Translation of "leap second" into German

Schaltsekunde is the translation of "leap second" into German.

leap second noun grammar

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. [..]

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  • Schaltsekunde

    noun feminine

    second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation [..]

    But even if we drop the leap second, this sort of thing won’t happen for centuries.

    Doch selbst ohne die Schaltsekunde würde so etwas Jahrhunderte lang nicht geschehen.

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