"Metonic cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Metonic cycles [plural]
enPR: mĕtŏnĭk sīkl Head templates: {{en-noun}} Metonic cycle (plural Metonic cycles)
  1. (astronomy, calendar studies) A particular approximate common multiple of the tropical year and the synodic month; in other words, the 19-year period over which the lunar phases occur on the same dates. Wikipedia link: Metonic cycle Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: enneadecaeteris Related terms (less exact 8-year cycle): octaeteris Translations (Translations): 默冬章 (mòdōngzhāng) (Chinese), cycle métonique [masculine] (French), Metonischer Zyklus [masculine] (German), Μετωνικός κύκλος (Metonikós kýklos) [masculine] (Greek), ciogal gealaí [masculine] (Irish), メトン周期 (Japanese), cyclus Metonicus [masculine] (Latin)

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