English Explanatory Dictionary

supermoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.
noun
  1. Alternative form of supermoon.
noun
  1. Alternative form of supermoon.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supermoon.wav

Word forms

supermoon supermoons super moon super-moon

Etymology

From super- + moon. Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979.

Synonyms

perigee moon

Antonyms

micromoon

Related words

perigee-syzygy syzygy
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