solar month

  • 21Solar telegraph — Solar So lar, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. {Parasol}. {Sun}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as …

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  • 22Solar time — Solar So lar, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. {Parasol}. {Sun}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as …

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  • 23month — [munth] n. [ME < OE monath, akin to Ger monat, ON manuthr < Gmc * menōth < IE * mēnōt, month, moon, var. of mēn: see MOON] 1. any of the main parts (usually twelve) into which the calendar year is divided: also calendar month 2. a) the… …

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  • 24Month — (m[u^]nth), n. [OE. month, moneth, AS. m[=o]n[eth], m[=o]na[eth]; akin to m[=o]na moon, and to D. maand month, G. monat, OHG. m[=a]n[=o]d, Icel. m[=a]nu[eth]r, m[=a]na[eth]r, Goth. m[=e]n[=o][thorn]s. [root]272. See {Moon}.] One of the twelve… …

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  • 25month — /munth/, n. 1. Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided. 2. the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next. 3. a period of four weeks or …

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  • 26month — /mʌnθ / (say munth) noun 1. approximately one twelfth of a tropical or solar year (solar month). 2. any of the twelve parts (January, February, etc.) into which the calendar year is divided (calendar month). 3. the time from any day of one… …

  • 27month — [[t]mʌnθ[/t]] n. 1) hor any of the 12 parts, as January or May, into which the calendar year is divided 2) hor the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next 3) hor a period of four weeks or 30 days 4) astron. a) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28solar — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. b) Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. See Also: extrasolar,… …

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  • 29solar — adj. & n. adj. of, relating to, or reckoned by the sun (solar eclipse; solar time). n. 1 a solarium. 2 an upper chamber in a medieval house. Phrases and idioms: solar battery (or cell) a device converting solar radiation into electricity. solar… …

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  • 30month — n four weeks, thirty days, lunation, lunar month, solar month, calendar month, synodic month, sidereal month, anomalistic month, nodical month, draconic month …

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