synodic period

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• synodic period — Time required for a body in the solar system to return to the same or about the same position relative to the Sun as seen from Earth. The Moon s synodic period is the time between successive recurrences of the same phase (e.g., the period between …   Universalium

• synodic period — The time interval between the identical position of a celestial body in the solar system measured with respect to the sun …   Aviation dictionary

• synodic period — noun Astronomy the time between successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun …   English new terms dictionary

• synodic period — noun : the time between two successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun …   Useful english dictionary

• Synodic day — A synodic day is the period of time it takes for a planet to rotate once in relation to the body it is orbiting (as opposed to a sidereal day which is one complete rotation in relation to the stars).Thus, a synodic day can be thought as sunrise… …   Wikipedia

• period — /pear ee euhd/, n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social… …   Universalium

• synodic — adj. Astron. relating to or involving the conjunction of stars, planets, etc. Phrases and idioms: synodic period the time between the successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun. Etymology: LL synodicus f. Gk sunodikos (as SYNOD) …   Useful english dictionary

• Synodic — Syn*od ic, Synodical Syn*od ic*al, a. [L. synodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. synodique.] 1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. A synodical epistle. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• synodic — or synodical adjective Date: 1561 1. of or relating to a synod ; synodal 2. (usually synodic) [Greek synodikos, from synodos meeting, conjunction] relating to conjunction; especially relating to the period between two successive conjunctions of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• synodic month — The average period of revolution of the moon about the earth with respect to the sun, a period of 29 days 12 h 44 min 2.8 s. This is sometimes called the month of the phases, because it extends from the new moon to the next new moon. Also called… …   Aviation dictionary

• synodic month — noun a) a month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. The long term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29 ½ days. b) the variably cyclic period from one… …   Wiktionary