synodic month

[ si-nod-ik muhnth ]

noun

1. month5

synodic month

noun

1. See month

synodic month

1. See lunar month

Word History and Origins

Origin of synodic month¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

The upshot of all this is that about 11% of successive solar eclipses happen roughly a synodic month apart, some 23% happen 5 synodic months apart, and some 66% happen 6 synodic months apart.

From Scientific American