Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In astronomy, the moment of the moon's greatest northing and southing in her monthly revolution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Astron.), obsolete The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun astronomy, obsolete The farthest point of the
moon 'snorthing andsouthing , in itsmonthly revolution .
Etymologies
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Latin luna "moon" and sistere "to cause to stand". Compare solstice.
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Examples
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Those belonging to the latter class are: the perigee, new and full moon, passage of the equa. 'tor, and the northern lunistice.
The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the ... Joseph Taylor, John Claridge 1812
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Those belong, ing to the former are: the apogee, quadratures, and the southern lunistice.
The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the ... Joseph Taylor, John Claridge 1812
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