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synodic period
The period of apparent revolution of one body about another with respect to Earth. For planets, the mean interval of time between successive conjunctions of a pair of planets, as observed from the Sun; for satellites, the mean interval between successive conjunctions of a satellite with the Sun, as observed from the satellite’s primary.
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