synodic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Syn*od"ic, Syn*od"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Synodic
  • Synodical
)
Etymology
L. synodicus, Gr. : cf. F. synodique.
Definitions
  1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. "A synodical epistle." Bp. Stillingfleet.
  2. (Astron.) 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.

Webster 1913