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Metonic in a sentence

Metonic meaning

Of or pertaining to Meton of Athens.

Using Metonic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Meton of Athens.
  • In the example corpus, metonic often appears in combinations such as: metonic cycle, the metonic, indiction metonic.

Context around Metonic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

indiction 2× year 2× although 1×

Often after:

cycle 7× calendar 1×

Sentence patterns with Metonic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

19 year metonic cycle 2× a metonic cycle equates 1× after the metonic cycle such 1× days although metonic cycle often 1× from indiction metonic and solar 1× however a metonic calendar will 1× the indiction metonic and solar 1× the metonic cycle s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a metonic cycle 1× given the tishrei 1× however a metonic 1× julian period from 1× meton s cycle 1× the concert between 1×

Common sentence endings:

year metonic cycle 2× 19 year cycle 1× and solar cycles 1× cycle in general 1× especially the year 1× every 200 years 1×

Words around Metonic

Just before it in the word index:

meton 5 metolius 2 metohija 3 meto 3 metmalaysia 3 metlife 206

Just after it in the word index:

metonym 3 metonymic 5 metonymically 2 metonymy 7 metoo 33 metopes 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Metonic

  • In this selection, "metonic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, indiction, year, although, cycle and calendar stand out and add context to how "metonic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 19 year metonic cycle and a metonic cycle equates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metonic" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metonic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A Metonic cycle equates to 235 lunar months in each 19-year cycle. (13 words)

However, a Metonic calendar will drift against the seasons by about 1 day every 200 years. (16 words)

The concert between the solar terms and the months, comply with the Metonic cycle in general. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Given the Tishrei molad of a certain year, the length of the year is determined as follows: First, one must determine whether each year is an ordinary or leap year by its position in the 19-year Metonic cycle. (39 words)

The next approximation (arising from continued fractions) after the Metonic cycle (such as a 334-year cycle) is very sensitive to the values one adopts for the lunation (synodic month) and the year, especially the year. (36 words)

Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles.

A Metonic cycle equates to 235 lunar months in each 19-year cycle.

Given the Tishrei molad of a certain year, the length of the year is determined as follows: First, one must determine whether each year is an ordinary or leap year by its position in the 19-year Metonic cycle.

However, a Metonic calendar will drift against the seasons by about 1 day every 200 years.

Meton 's cycle had an integer number of days, although Metonic cycle often means its use without an integer number of days.

The concert between the solar terms and the months, comply with the Metonic cycle in general.

The Metonic cycle's error is, therefore, one full day every 219 years, or 12.4 parts per million.

The next approximation (arising from continued fractions) after the Metonic cycle (such as a 334-year cycle) is very sensitive to the values one adopts for the lunation (synodic month) and the year, especially the year.

To determine whether a Jewish year is a leap year, one must find its position in the 19-year Metonic cycle.

Common combinations with metonic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metonic" in a sentence?
An example: "Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "metonic" from authentic English texts.
What does "metonic" mean?
Metonic means: Of or pertaining to Meton of Athens.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "metonic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.