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synodic


syn·od·ic

adj \sə-ˈnä-dik\

Definition of SYNODIC

1
: of or relating to a synod : synodal
2
usually synodic [Greek synodikos, from synodos meeting, conjunction] : relating to conjunction; especially : relating to the period between two successive conjunctions of the same celestial bodies (as the moon and the sun)

Variants of SYNODIC

syn·od·ic or syn·od·i·cal \-di-kəl\

First Known Use of SYNODIC

1561

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