noun
Meaning 1
A period from one new moon until the next.
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Phrase guide
lunar month
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noun
Meaning 2
A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
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noun
Meaning 3
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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noun
Meaning 4
the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moon, lunation, synodic month
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Broader terms: month
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: စန္ဒြမာသ (candra.masa.) — a period from one new moon until the next
- Chinese Mandarin: 太陰月 /太阴月 (tàiyīnyuè) — a period from one new moon until the next
- Galician: lúa — a period from one new moon until the next
- Galician: lunación — a period from one new moon until the next
- Hindi: मास (mās) — a period from one new moon until the next
- Marshallese: allōn̄ — a period from one new moon until the next
- Russian: лу́нный ме́сяц (lúnnyj mésjac) — a period from one new moon until the next
- Russian: лу́нный ме́сяц (lúnnyj mésjac) — a synodic month
- Russian: синодический ме́сяц (sinodičeskij mésjac) — a synodic month
- Russian: обы́чный ме́сяц (obýčnyj mésjac) — a synodic month
- Russian: лу́нный ме́сяц (lúnnyj mésjac) — a sidereal month
- Russian: сидерический ме́сяц (sideričeskij mésjac) — a sidereal month
- Russian: звёздный ме́сяц (zvjózdnyj mésjac) — a sidereal month