lunisolar

American  

[loo-ni-soh-ler] / ˌlu nɪˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

1. pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun.

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lunisolar British  

/ ˌluːnɪˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. resulting from, relating to, or based on the combined gravitational attraction of the sun and moon

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lunisolar Scientific  

/ lo̅o̅′nĭ-sō′lər /

1. Relating to or caused by both the Sun and the Moon. Lunisolar gravitational attraction is the principle force influencing the Earth's tides and the cause of the Earth's orbital precession.

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Etymology

Origin of lunisolar

First recorded in 1685–95; luni- + solar ¹

Example Sentences

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lunisolar

Ms. Kondo dwells on the kyureki lunisolar calendar, which breaks down our four seasons into six segments, with 24 divisions, or sekki, among them—and even further still into five-day segments known as ko.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

And while China uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, a traditional lunisolar calendar is still popular in everyday life.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 26, 2024

Her multicultural church is planning a dinner as part of the coming Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunisolar Chinese calendar month.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023

Coinciding with the start of spring on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, Lunar New Year traditions differ from Korea to Singapore to Mongolia and beyond.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

Soon after the Nicene council, the Jews, in imitation of the Christians, abandoned the cycle of eighty-four years, and adopted that of Meton, by which their lunisolar year is regulated at the present day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various