Definition of Lunations. Meaning of Lunations. Synonyms of Lunations

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Definition of Lunations

Lunation
Lunation Lu*na"tion, n. [Cf. Lunated.] The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 291/4 to 295/6 days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.

Meaning of Lunations from wikipedia

- lunation 0 beginning on 11 January 1001 BCE, and can be calculated using GLN = LN + 37105. The Hebrew Lunation Number (HLN) is the count of lunations...
- letter S derives from sigma while the Cyrillic letter Es derives from a lunate form of this letter. The shape (Σς) and alphabetic position of sigma is...
- Lunate is a crescent or moon-shaped microlith. In the specialized terminology of lithic reduction, a lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped flake removed...
- calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based on the...
- 000 lunations. But there are net −43 × (5,700,000/10,000) corrections to the epacts, which divided by 30 add up to a correction of −817 lunations, for...
- for a 30-day lunation. Since the Maya didn't use fractions, lunations were approximated by using the formula that there were 149 lunations completed in...
- The lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a carpal bone in the human hand. It is distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline. It is situated in...
- is encoded U+03B5 ε GR**** SMALL LETTER EPSILON. The other, also known as lunate or uncial epsilon and inherited from earlier uncial writing, looks like...
- concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar months ("lunations") are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days, making for roughly...
- described a cycle in which 19 years equals 235 lunations, and judged it to be 6,940 days. This exceeds 235 lunations by almost a third of a day, and 19 tropical...