lunar month

noun

month(def 5).

Origin of lunar month

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby lunar month

lunar day, lunar distance, lunar eclipse, lunar excursion module, lunar module, lunar month, lunar orbiter, lunar rainbow, lunar rover, lunar year, lunarian

British Dictionary definitions for lunar month

lunar month

noun

another name for synodic month See month (def. 6)

Scientific definitions for lunar month

lunar month

The average time between successive occurrences of the same phase of the Moon, equal to approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Depending on the lunar calendar being used, a lunar month can begin with the new moon or the full moon. Also called lunation synodic month♦ A period of 12 lunar months is a lunar year.