anomalistic month

[ uh-nom-uh-lis-tik muhnth, uh-nom-uh-lis-tik ]

nounAstronomy.
  1. See under month (def. 5).

Origin of anomalistic month

1
First recorded in 1760–70

Words Nearby anomalistic month

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British Dictionary definitions for anomalistic month

anomalistic month

noun
  1. the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days

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