lunationn.

Brit.

/luːˈneɪʃn/,

/ljuːˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/luˈneɪʃən/

Etymology: < medieval Latin lūnātiōn-em (whence French lunaison , Italian lunazione , Spanish lunacion , Portuguese lunação ), < lūna moon: see -ation suffix.

1. The time from one new moon to the next, constituting a lunar month (= 29½ days).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month

monthOE

lunation1398

moon1487

month of consecution in Astr1561

lunar month1594

lunary month1602

periodical month1603

month of progression1615

synodic month1669

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) ix. ix. 354 A monthe of the mone is also taken for a full lunacyon whyche duryth fro chaunge to chaunge.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxx. 301 And there is not the Mone seyn in alle the Lunacioun.

1653 Shakerley Tabulæ Britan. [117] A Table of the mean Lunations.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Pref. sig. A4^v Lunations of the inferiour Planets.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 466 The Arabians..having respect to the Moon form their Year of 12 Synodical Lunations.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 545. ⁋13 The 8^th day of the third lunation, and the 4^th year of our reign.

1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xxx. 295 From the inequality of the Moon's motion, this synodic period, or lunation, is not always of the same length.

1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 132 Nineteen years is almost exactly equal to two hundred and thirty five lunations.

2. The time of full moon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month > periods within or phases of the moon

full moonOE

new moonOE

waningc1000

new of the moona1398

quarter?a1425

plenilune?a1475

neomeniaa1535

lunationc1549

interlune1561

wane1563

neomeny1569

dark of the moon1591

month of apparition1594

dark moon1615

plenilunium1615

moon1709

interlunation1813

quartering1880

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > full moon > time of

high-fulla1325

lunationc1549

c1549 in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) IV. 405 They..intend at this or next lunation to conjure for treasure hid between Newbury and Reading.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. vi. 19 The Exuberance of the Tides at or neer the Æquinoctial Lunations.

1953 A. C. Clarke Prelude to Space (rev. ed.) xxii. 115 If..there's a last-minute hold-up, launching will be delayed.., at the most, thirty-six hours. After that we'll have to wait for the next lunation—that is, for four weeks... We're anxious to land in daylight.

3. A menstruation. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > discharge of menses > [noun]

purgationa1398

superfluities of the mothera1398

termsc1450

the custom of women1560

visit1653

menstruation1754

lunation1822

periodicity1848

friend1889

the curse1930

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 56 A tendency to keep up that periodical habit of depletion which will probably prove advantageous against the ensuing lunations.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lunation
释义	lunationn. Brit. /luːˈneɪʃn/, /ljuːˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /luˈneɪʃən/ Etymology: < medieval Latin lūnātiōn-em (whence French lunaison , Italian lunazione , Spanish lunacion , Portuguese lunação ), < lūna moon: see -ation suffix. 1. The time from one new moon to the next, constituting a lunar month (= 29½ days). ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month monthOE lunation1398 moon1487 month of consecution in Astr1561 lunar month1594 lunary month1602 periodical month1603 month of progression1615 synodic month1669 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) ix. ix. 354 A monthe of the mone is also taken for a full lunacyon whyche duryth fro chaunge to chaunge. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxx. 301 And there is not the Mone seyn in alle the Lunacioun. 1653 Shakerley Tabulæ Britan. [117] A Table of the mean Lunations. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Pref. sig. A4^v Lunations of the inferiour Planets. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 466 The Arabians..having respect to the Moon form their Year of 12 Synodical Lunations. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 545. ⁋13 The 8^th day of the third lunation, and the 4^th year of our reign. 1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xxx. 295 From the inequality of the Moon's motion, this synodic period, or lunation, is not always of the same length. 1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 132 Nineteen years is almost exactly equal to two hundred and thirty five lunations. 2. The time of full moon. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month > periods within or phases of the moon full moonOE new moonOE waningc1000 new of the moona1398 quarter?a1425 plenilune?a1475 neomeniaa1535 lunationc1549 interlune1561 wane1563 neomeny1569 dark of the moon1591 month of apparition1594 dark moon1615 plenilunium1615 moon1709 interlunation1813 quartering1880 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > full moon > time of high-fulla1325 lunationc1549 c1549 in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) IV. 405 They..intend at this or next lunation to conjure for treasure hid between Newbury and Reading. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. vi. 19 The Exuberance of the Tides at or neer the Æquinoctial Lunations. 1953 A. C. Clarke Prelude to Space (rev. ed.) xxii. 115 If..there's a last-minute hold-up, launching will be delayed.., at the most, thirty-six hours. After that we'll have to wait for the next lunation—that is, for four weeks... We're anxious to land in daylight. 3. A menstruation. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > discharge of menses > [noun] purgationa1398 superfluities of the mothera1398 termsc1450 the custom of women1560 visit1653 menstruation1754 lunation1822 periodicity1848 friend1889 the curse1930 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 56 A tendency to keep up that periodical habit of depletion which will probably prove advantageous against the ensuing lunations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398
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