Meanings
adjectivesynodic (not comparable)
- not comparableastronomyOf or pertaining to the conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies.
a synodical month
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the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekσυνοδικός“of or related to an assembly or meeting”
- Latinsynodicus
- Englishsynodic
From Latin synodicus, from Ancient Greek συνοδικός (sunodikós, “of or related to an assembly or meeting”). Equivalent to synod + -ic.
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Greek συνοδικός, συνοδικός
- συνοδικός (synodikós)synodal
- συνοδικός (synodikós)astronomy: pertaining to the conjunction of heavenly bodies
Italian sinodico, sinodico
- sinodicosynodal
- sinodicoastronomy: pertaining to the conjunction of heavenly bodies
Persian اقترانی, گردآیشی
- اقترانی (eqterâni)synodal
- گردآیشی (gerd-âyeši)synodal
- اقترانی (eqterâni)astronomy: pertaining to the conjunction of heavenly bodies
- گردآیشی (gerd-âyeši)astronomy: pertaining to the conjunction of heavenly bodies
Swedish synodal, synodisk
- synodalsynodal
- synodiskastronomy: pertaining to the conjunction of heavenly bodies
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“synodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synodic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synodic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synodic.
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