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draconic months

draconic months is the plural of draconic month.

Meaning of draconic month

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

Questions about draconic months

What is draconic months the plural of?
Draconic months is the plural of draconic month.

Words near draconic months in the dictionary

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

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