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Metonic cycle
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English
Pronunciation
/mĕtŏnĭk sīkl/
Noun
en 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.
en enneadecaeteris lunar cycle
en According to the Metonic cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the same solar date every 19 years.
Related terms
en octaeteris less exact 8-year cycle
Translations
Chinese: zh 默冬章
French: fr cycle métonique m
German: de Metonischer Zyklus m
Greek: el Μετωνικός κύκλος m
Irish: ga ciogal gealaí m
Japanese: ja メトン周期
Latin: la cyclus Metonicus m
en eponyms