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CIDE DICTIONARY
synodic, a. [L. synodicus, Gr. : cf. F. synodique.].
- Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the period between two successive conjunctions; extending from one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun, to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under Month); the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
synodic, adj. Astron. relating to or involving the conjunction of stars, planets, etc.
Idiom
synodic period the time between the successive conjunctions of a planet with the sun.
Etymology
LL synodicus f. Gk sunodikos (as SYNOD)
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