synodic

English

Etymology

Latin synodicus, Ancient Greek συνοδικός (sunodikós, of or related to an assembly or meeting). Equivalent to synod + -ic.

Adjective

synodic (not comparable)

  1. of, related to or produced by a synod; synodal
    • Bishop Stillingfleet
      a synodical epistle
  2. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies
    a synodical month
    the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet

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