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draconic month

draconic month noun: a period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

Noun

draconic month (plural draconic months)

  1. A period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.
    Synonyms:
    draconitic month, nodal month

Synonyms of draconic month

Forms of draconic month

pluraldraconic months

Questions about draconic month

What does draconic month mean?
Draconic month means a period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.
What part of speech is draconic month?
Draconic month is a noun.
What is the plural of draconic month?
The plural of draconic month is draconic months.

Words near draconic month in the dictionary

  1. draconianisms
  2. draconianly
  3. draconians
  4. draconic
  5. draconic chart
  6. draconic month
  7. draconic months
  8. draconical
  9. draconically
  10. draconicide
  11. Draconid

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