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Pronunciation
Me·to·nin cycle
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enPR|/mÄtÅnÄk sÄ«kl/
MEH-toh-nik saikl
Etymology
Meton + -ic + cycle
Noun
en-noun|sg=metonic cycle
- context|astronomy|calendar studies 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 same solar date every 19 years.
Translations
Chinese: é»å¬ç« ()
French: Cycle métonique m
German: Metonischer Zyklus m
Greek: ÎεÏÏνικÏÏ ÎºÏÎºÎ»Î¿Ï m (Metonikos kyklos, Metonikos kiklos) (:el:ÎεÏÏνικÏÏ ÎºÏκλοÏ|el)
Japanese: ã¡ãã³å¨æ (Meton-??)
Korean: (meteong?-??)
Latin: cyclus Metonicus m
fr:metonic cycle
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