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Luxation vs Lunation - What's the difference?

luxation | lunation |

As nouns the difference between luxation and lunation

is that luxation is the act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation while lunation is a month of approximately 2953 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase on average, the number of days between full moons is about 295306 days the actual number of days may differ from the average number by more than a half day from one full moon to the next, the number of days in one lunation can vary between 29272 and 29833 days.

luxation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
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    lunation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. On average, the number of days between Full Moons is about 29.5306 days. The actual number of days may differ from the average number by more than a half day. From one Full Moon to the next, the number of days in one lunation can vary between 29.272 and 29.833 days.
  • The irregular period from one new moon until the next.

    • Synonyms

    * synodic month * lunar month

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