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单词 synodic period
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Definition of synodic period in English:

synodic period

noun
Astronomy
  • The time between successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun.

    the synodic period of Venus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The synodic period of 780 days = 10 x 78, the long period of 702 days = 9 x 78, and the short period of about 543 days is close to 7 x 78.
    • Jupiter's synodic period brings it into conjunction with the sun every 398 days and 88 minutes.
    • It is interesting to note that Venus is also closely synchronized to this 8 year period, completing five synodic periods of 584 days.
    • The Mayan astronomers calculated its synodic period (after which it has returned to the same position) as 584 days.
    • The synodic period derives from the sidereal periods of Earth and Venus interacting, as 1/224-1/365 = 1/584 days, where 224 days is Venus's sidereal period.
 
 

Definition of synodic period in US English:

synodic period

noun
Astronomy
  • The time between successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun.

    the synodic period of Venus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Mayan astronomers calculated its synodic period (after which it has returned to the same position) as 584 days.
    • The synodic period derives from the sidereal periods of Earth and Venus interacting, as 1/224-1/365 = 1/584 days, where 224 days is Venus's sidereal period.
    • Jupiter's synodic period brings it into conjunction with the sun every 398 days and 88 minutes.
    • It is interesting to note that Venus is also closely synchronized to this 8 year period, completing five synodic periods of 584 days.
    • The synodic period of 780 days = 10 x 78, the long period of 702 days = 9 x 78, and the short period of about 543 days is close to 7 x 78.
 
 
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