Metonic cycle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mĕtŏnĭk sīkl/
Meanings
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(qualifier:calendar studies) A particular approximate common multiple of the tropical year and the synodic month; in other words, the 19-year period over which the lunar phases occur on the same dates.
According to the Metonic cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the same solar date every 19 years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metonic cycles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
de Metonischer Zyklus (Translations) · fr cycle métonique (Translations) · la cyclus Metonicus (Translations) · ja メトン周期 (Translations) · el Μετωνικός κύκλος (Translations) · ga ciogal gealaí (Translations) · zh 默冬章 (Translations)