Section M, N, and O

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12 h. 44 m. 2.87 s.; the nodical month, or
time of revolution from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5
h. 5 m. 36 s.; the sidereal, or time of revolution from a star
to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the
anomalistic, or time of revolution from perigee to perigee
again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the tropical,
or time of passing from any point of the ecliptic to the same again,
equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7 s. -- Solar
month, the time in which the sun passes through one
sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1 s.

Month"ling (?), n. That which is a
month old, or which lives for a month. [R.]
Wordsworth.

Month"ly, a. 1.
Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the
monthly revolution of the moon.

2. Done, happening, payable, published, etc.,
once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit;
monthly charges; a monthly installment; a
monthly magazine.

Monthly nurse, a nurse who serves for a
month or some short time, esp.

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