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lunisolar

lu·ni·so·lar
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo-ni-soh-ler]
    • /ˌlu nɪˈsoʊ lər/
    • /ljˌuːnɪsˈəʊlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-ni-soh-ler]
    • /ˌlu nɪˈsoʊ lər/

Definitions of lunisolar word

  • adjective lunisolar pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun. 1
  • noun lunisolar Of or concerning the combined motions or effects of the sun and moon. 1
  • adjective lunisolar resulting from, relating to, or based on the combined gravitational attraction of the sun and moon 0
  • adjective lunisolar involving the mutual relationship or combined attraction of the moon and sun 0
  • adjective lunisolar (of a calendar) Based on both the lunar month and the solar year. 0
  • adjective lunisolar Pertaining to or caused by both the moon and the sun. 0
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Origin of lunisolar

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; luni- + solar1

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Parts of speech for Lunisolar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lunisolar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lunisolar usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with lunisolar

  • what does lunisolar mean?

Related words

  • ecclesiastical calendar

    a calendar based on the lunisolar cycle, used by many Christian churches in determining the dates for the movable feasts.

  • general precession

    the precession that results from both lunisolar precession and planetary precession; precession of the equinoxes.

  • hindu calendar

    a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.

  • jewish calendar

    the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri

  • lunisolar precession

    the principal component of the precession of the equinoxes, produced by the gravitational attraction of the sun and the moon on the equatorial bulge of the earth.
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