lunation

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin lūnātiō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lunation (plural lunations)

1. A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
2. The irregular period from one new moon until the next.

Synonyms

• synodic month
• lunar month

Translations

a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase

• Galician: lunación (gl) f
• Polish: lunacja f
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• Russian: лу́нный ме́сяц (ru) m (lúnnyj mésjac), лунация f (lunacija)

the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next

• Polish: lunacja f
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• Russian: лу́нный ме́сяц (ru) m (lúnnyj mésjac), лунация f (lunacija)

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