Calippic

/kəˈlɪpɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or named after Callippus, an ancient Greek astronomer, especially in reference to a cycle of years used in calendrical calculations.

Etymology

From Callippus, a Greek astronomer from around 330 BCE, plus -ic suffix; the Callippic cycle was a system for coordinating lunar and solar calendars.

Kelly Says

Callippus improved an earlier calendar cycle by just one day every 76 years—a tiny change that shows how ancient astronomers obsessively fine-tuned their systems to match the heavens.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካሊፕሊክ
kali-pli-k
ARالعربية
كاليبقي
kali-bi-qi
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিপিক
ka-li-pik
CACatalà
calípic
kali-pik
CSČeština
calipický
kali-pi-cky
DADansk
calipisk
kali-pisk
DEDeutsch
calipisch
kali-pisch
ELΕλληνικά
καλιπικός
kali-pi-kos
ESEspañol
calípico
kali-pee-ko
FAفارسی
کلیپی
kali-pi
FISuomi
calipisk
kali-pisk
FRFrançais
calipique
kali-peek
GUGU
કેલિપીક
ke-li-pik
HAHA
Calippic
kali-pik
HEעברית
קליפי
kali-pi
HIहिन्दी
कैलीपिक
kai-li-pik
HUMagyar
calipikus
kali-pi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
Calippic
kali-pik
IGIG
Calippic
kali-pik
ITItaliano
calipico
kali-pee-ko
JA日本語
カリピク
karipiku
KKKK
калипик
kali-pik
KMKM
កាលីពិក
ka-li-pi-k
KO한국어
칼리픽
kalipik
MRMR
कॅलीपिक
ka-li-pik
MSBahasa Melayu
Calippic
kali-pik
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလီပိတ်
ka-li-pi-t
NLNederlands
calipisch
kali-pisch
NONorsk
calipisk
kali-pisk
PAPA
ਕੈਲੀਪਿਕ
kai-li-pik
PLPolski
kalippic
kali-pik
PTPortuguês
calípico
kali-pee-ko
RORomână
calipic
kali-pik
RUРусский
калипический
kali-pi-cheski
SVSvenska
calipisk
kali-pisk
SWKiswahili
Calippic
kali-pik
TAதமிழ்
காலிப்பிக்க
ka-li-pi-kk
TEతెలుగు
కాలిపిక్
ka-li-pik
THไทย
คาลิปิก
ka-li-pik
TLTL
Calippic
kali-pik
TRTürkçe
calipik
kali-pik
UKУкраїнська
каліпічний
kali-pi-chny
URاردو
کلیپی
kali-pi
VITiếng Việt
Calippic
ka-li-pik
YOYO
Calippic
kali-pik
ZH中文
加利比克
jiā lì bǐ kè
ZUZU
ikalippic
i-kali-pik

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.