Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metonic cycle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meton-ic -cy-cle
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"According to the Metonic cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the same solar date every 19 years."

Inflected Forms

Metonic cycles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

octaeteris

Synonyms

enneadecaeteris lunar cycle

Questions

What does metonic cycle mean?: 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.

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