lunar month
noun
Simple meaning
A synodic month of about 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlunɚˈmʌnθ
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Definition
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noun
A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
A period from one new moon until the next.
A sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.
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This meaning: A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
Used this way, lunar month is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is about measurement, so it is used where accuracy is the point.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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