| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DRACONTIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dracontic \Dra*con"tic\, adjective. [From Latin draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DRACONTIC
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In astronomy, belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one entire revolution. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: DRACONTIC
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dracontic month | Aerospace | The average period of revolution of the moon about the earth with respect to the moon's ascending node, a period of 27 days 5 hours 5 minutes 35.8 seconds, or approximately 271/4 days. Also called nodical month. (references) | |
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