Moon (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The period between successive new moons (29.531 days).

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• The lunar cycle, also known as a lunation or synodic month, is the period of time between successive new moons.
• A month in the Islamic calendar is based on the period between successive new moons, resulting in a year that is about 11 days shorter than a solar year.
• The length of a month in the Hebrew calendar is either 29 or 30 days, depending on the timing of the new moon.
• The average period between successive new moons is 29.531 days, which is called a synodic month.
• Many ancient cultures used the period between successive new moons to keep track of time and plan agricultural cycles.

Synonyms

• Lunation
• Lunar Month
• Synodic Month

Hypernyms

• Month

Meaning ²

The light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Synonyms

• Moonlight
• Moonshine

Hypernyms

• Light
• Visible Light

Related Words

• Moony (adjective)

Meaning ³

Any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Hypernyms

• Physical Object

Related Words

• Moon (verb)

Meaning ⁴

The natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Synonyms

• Moon

Meaning ⁵

United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Sun Myung Moon

Meaning ⁶

Any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).