HyperDic: synodic_month

English > 1 sense of the expression *synodic month*:
NOUN	time	synodic month, lunar month, moon, lunation	the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

English > *synodic month*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	The period between successive new moons (29.531 days).
Synonyms	lunar month, moon, lunation
Part of	lunar year	A period of 12 lunar months
Broader	month	A time unit of approximately 30 days
Spanish	lunación, luna, mes lunar, mes sinódico
Catalan	llunació, lluna, mes lunar, mes sinòdic