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nodical month

nod·i·cal month
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nod-i-kuh l, noh-di- muhnth]
    • /ˈnɒd ɪ kəl, ˈnoʊ dɪ- mʌnθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nod-i-kuh l, noh-di- muhnth]
    • /ˈnɒd ɪ kəl, ˈnoʊ dɪ- mʌnθ/

Definitions of nodical month words

  • noun nodical month Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided. 1
  • noun nodical month the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next. 1
  • noun nodical month a period of four weeks or 30 days. 1
  • noun nodical month Also called solar month. one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year. 1
  • noun nodical month Also called lunar month. the period of a complete revolution of the moon around the earth, as the period between successive new moons (synodic month) equal to 29.531 days, or the period between successive conjunctions with a star (sidereal month) equal to 27.322 days, or the period between successive perigees (anomalistic month) equal to 27.555 days, or the period between successive similar nodes (nodical month or draconic month) equal to 27.212 days. 1
  • noun nodical month an unusually long period of time of indefinite length: I haven't seen him for months. 1
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Origin of nodical month

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Nodical month

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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nodical month popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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