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synodic month

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
syn-od-ic -month
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.

Etymology

From synodic + month.

Inflected Forms

synodic months (plural)

Synonyms

lunation lunar month moon

Questions

What does synodic month mean?
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.
Where does synodic month come from?
From synodic + month.

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