Anomalistic revolution

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 perihelion. [1913 Webster]

{Anomalistic month}. See under {Month}.

{Anomalistic revolution}, the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again.

{Anomalistic}, or {Periodical year}. See under {Year}. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 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

  • Revolution — Rev o*lu tion, n. [F. r[ e]volution, L. revolutio. See {Revolve}.] 1. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anomalistic year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anomalistic — Month Month (m[u^]nth), n. [OE. month, moneth, AS. m[=o]n[eth], m[=o]na[eth]; akin to m[=o]na moon, and to D. maand month, G. monat, OHG. m[=a]n[=o]d, Icel. m[=a]nu[eth]r, m[=a]na[eth]r, Goth. m[=e]n[=o][thorn]s. [root]272. See {Moon}.] One of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anomalistic year — noun time of the earth s revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec • Hypernyms: ↑year …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anomalistical — 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

  • Periodical year — 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

  • Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues — The exact sciences in Hellenistic times: Texts and issues1 Alan C.Bowen Modern scholars often rely on the history of Greco Latin science2 as a backdrop and support for interpreting past philosophical thought. Their warrant is the practice… …   History of philosophy

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