synodic month

American

[si-nod-ik muhnth] / sɪˈnɒd ɪk ˈmʌnθ /

noun

month5

synodic month British

noun

See month

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synodic month Scientific

See lunar month

Etymology

Origin of synodic month

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

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The upshot of all this is that about 11% of successive solar eclipses happen roughly a synodic month apart, some 23% happen 5 synodic months apart, and some 66% happen 6 synodic months apart.

From Scientific American

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