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Anomalistic month — Anomalistic A*nom a*lis tic, Anomalistical A*nom a*lis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anomalistic month — noun Astronomy a month measured between successive perigees of the moon (approximately 27 1/2 days) … English new terms dictionary
anomalistic month — noun period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days • Hypernyms: ↑month … Useful english dictionary
anomalistic month — /əˌnɒməlɪstɪk ˈmʌnθ/ (say uh.nomuhlistik munth) noun the average interval between consecutive passages of the moon through the perigee …
Anomalistic — A*nom a*lis tic, Anomalistical A*nom a*lis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anomalistic — A*nom a*lis tic, Anomalistical A*nom a*lis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anomalistic revolution — Anomalistic A*nom a*lis tic, Anomalistical A*nom a*lis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Month — For the Egyptian hawk god, see Monthu. A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept… … Wikipedia
anomalistic — adj. Astron. of the anomaly or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion. Phrases and idioms: anomalistic month a month measured between successive perigees of the moon. anomalistic year a year measured between successive perihelia of the… … Useful english dictionary
anomalistic — a. Astronomy, pertaining to anomaly. anomalistic month, interval between two perigees of moon. anomalistic year, interval between two perihelion passages of Earth … Dictionary of difficult words
