Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synodic period

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: syn-od-ic pe-ri-od
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The apparent orbital period of a planet as seen from Earth; the period between two consecutive conjunctions (or oppositions) of a given planet with Earth.

Inflected Forms

synodic periods (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sidereal period

Synonyms

synodic time

Questions

What does synodic period mean?: The apparent orbital period of a planet as seen from Earth; the period between two consecutive conjunctions (or oppositions) of a given planet with Earth.

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