Callippic cycle
[ kuh-lip-ik ]
nounAstronomy.
a period equal to four Metonic cycles less one day, proposed by Callippus to correct the Metonic cycle.
Origin of Callippic cycle
1First recorded in 1690–1700
Words Nearby Callippic cycle
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