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anomalistic month
[ uh-nom-uh-lis-tik muhnth, uh-nom-uh-lis-tik ]
noun
, Astronomy.
- month5
anomalistic month
noun
- the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anomalistic month1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
The "anomalistic month" is the time occupied by the moon in travelling from its perigee, that is its point of nearest approach to the earth, round to its perigee again.
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