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lunar month en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A period from one new moon until the next.
2. A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
3. A sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.

Forms

Synonyms

lunation (29.53 days) · stellar month (27.32 days) · sidereal month (27.32 days) · synodic month (29.53 days)

Translations (13)

ru обы́чный ме́сяц (a synodic month) · gl lunación (a period from one new moon until the next) · ru сидерический ме́сяц (a sidereal month) · ru синодический ме́сяц (a synodic month) · gl lúa (a period from one new moon until the next) · hi मास (a period from one new moon until the next) · mh allōn̄ (a period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (a period from one new moon until the next) · cmn 太陰月 /太阴月 (a period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (a synodic month) · my စန္ဒြမာသ (a period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (a sidereal month) · ru звёздный ме́сяц (a sidereal month)