lunar day

/ˌlunər deɪ/
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Other forms: lunar days

Definitions of lunar day
  1. noun
    the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
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    type of:
    day
    the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
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