{Metonic year} or {Metonic cycle}. (Astron.) See under {Cycle}. [1913 Webster]
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Metonic — /mi tonˈik/ adjective Of or relating to the Athenian astronomer Metōn or his cycle (Metonic cycle beginning on 27 June, 432BC) of 19 years after which the moon s phases recur on the same days of the year … Useful english dictionary
Metonic cycle — Metonic Me*ton ic, a. [Cf. F. m[ e]tonique.] Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian. [1913 Webster] {Metonic year} or {Metonic cycle}. (Astron.) See under {Cycle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metonic year — Metonic Me*ton ic, a. [Cf. F. m[ e]tonique.] Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian. [1913 Webster] {Metonic year} or {Metonic cycle}. (Astron.) See under {Cycle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metonic cycle — [mə tän′ik] n. [after Meton, Athenian astronomer (5th c. B.C. )] a period of about 19 years (almost 235 lunar revolutions), in which the phases of the moon repeat on the same dates as in the previous period: used for finding the date of Easter … English World dictionary
Metonic cycle — Heliocentric Solar System In astronomy and calendar studies, the Metonic cycle or Enneadecaeteris (from Greek words for nineteen years) is a period of very close to 19 years which is remarkable for being very nearly a common multiple of the solar … Wikipedia
Metonic cycle — Cycle Cy cle (s? k l), n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See {Wheel}.] 1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metonic cycle — noun , 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. According to the Metonic Cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the… … Wiktionary
metonic — me·ton·ic … English syllables
Metonic cycle — /mi ton ik/, Astron. a cycle of 235 synodic months, very nearly equal to 19 years, after which the new moon occurs on the same day of the year as at the beginning of the cycle with perhaps a shift of one day, depending on the number of leap years … Universalium
Metonic cycle — [mɪ tɒnɪk] noun a period of 19 years (235 lunar months), after which the new and full moons return to the same day of the year. Origin named after Metōn, an Athenian astronomer of the 5th cent. BC … English new terms dictionary
