LUNATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does lunation mean? • LUNATION (noun)
The noun LUNATION has 1 sense:
1. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Familiarity information: LUNATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LUNATION (noun)
Meaning:
The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
lunar month; lunation; synodic month; moon
Hypernyms ("lunation" is a kind of...):
month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)
Holonyms ("lunation" is a part of...):
lunar year (a period of 12 lunar months)
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