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synodic month en · NOUN

Etymology

From synodic + month.

Meanings

1. A month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. The long-term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29 ½ days.
2. The variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.

Forms

Synonyms

lunation · lunar month

Translations (5)

fa ماه اقترانی (month, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · ro lună sinodică (month, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · ru синодический ме́сяц (month, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · ru синодический ме́сяц (the variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (the variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next)