dracontic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dra*con"tic adjective

Etymology

From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail.

Definitions

1. (Astron.) Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. Obs. "Dracontic month." Crabb.