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Definition of lunation in English: lunationnoun luːˈneɪʃ(ə)nluˈneɪʃən Astronomy another term for lunar month Example sentencesExamples - It is an alien model which exhibits a useful correlation between lunations, phases of horticultural activity and Gregorian calendar months - but it is based on a comparison that does not arise in people's minds.
- However, the months no longer corresponded to lunations, as days were added to give a total year length of 365 days.
- Then, what they thought of it, had it any merit, were there others to which to make comparison, and why might the linkage between homicide rate and lunation be an attribute?
- Given this - along with the use of the average length of the lunation and a number of other rules - a fully calculated calendar was possible.
- Wondering if the same conditions of light and shadow would repeat during the next lunation, I tried, but failed, to see it.
Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin lunatio(n-), from Latin luna 'moon'. Rhymes ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation Definition of lunation in US English: lunationnounlo͞oˈnāSHənluˈneɪʃən Astronomy another term for lunar month Example sentencesExamples - However, the months no longer corresponded to lunations, as days were added to give a total year length of 365 days.
- It is an alien model which exhibits a useful correlation between lunations, phases of horticultural activity and Gregorian calendar months - but it is based on a comparison that does not arise in people's minds.
- Wondering if the same conditions of light and shadow would repeat during the next lunation, I tried, but failed, to see it.
- Then, what they thought of it, had it any merit, were there others to which to make comparison, and why might the linkage between homicide rate and lunation be an attribute?
- Given this - along with the use of the average length of the lunation and a number of other rules - a fully calculated calendar was possible.
Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin lunatio(n-), from Latin luna ‘moon’. |