lunistice

Borrowed from Latin *lūnistitium, coined from lūna + sistō (“to stand, place”) in 1650, on the model of solstitium (“solstice”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlun.ɪ.stɪs/

lunistice (plural lunistices)

1. (astronomy) The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution.

   Synonym: lunar standstill

Borrowed from Latin *lūnistitium, coined from lūna + sistō (“to stand, place”), on the model of solstitium (“solstice”).

• IPA^(key): /ly.nis.tis/

lunistice m

1. lunistice, lunar standstill

• “lunistice” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.