- canicular cycle
- canicular cycle [kəˈnıkjʊlə(r)] s ASTRON Hundssternperiode f
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
canicular cycle — canicular period or canicular cycle same as ↑Sothic period or ↑cycle (see under ↑Sothic). • • • Main Entry: ↑canicular … Useful english dictionary
canicular period — or canicular cycle same as ↑Sothic period or ↑cycle (see under ↑Sothic). • • • Main Entry: ↑canicular … Useful english dictionary
canicular — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the dog days b) Of or pertaining to the ancient Egyptian cycle of 1460 years, or the year from one rising of Sirius to the next … Wiktionary
Sothic cycle — The Sothic cycle or Canicular period is a period of 1461 ancient Egyptian years (of 365 days each) or 1460 Julian years (averaging 365.25 days each). During a Sothic cycle, the 365 day year loses enough time that the start of the year once again… … Wikipedia