full moon
full moon noun: the phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
Noun (1)
full moon (countable and uncountable, plural full moons)
- The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
- It is true also that the roosters, especially during full moon, crow all night.1923 May, Lawrence Shaw Mayo, “The Shenando’ Valley”, in The Atlantic Monthly, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2022
- Antonyms:
- new moon
- The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
Noun (2) capitalized: full Moon
full Moon (countable and uncountable, plural full Moons)
- Alternative letter-case form of full moon.
- Historically, Easter was defined as occurring during the first Sunday after the first full Moon after the vernal equinox. However, several systems evolved because the events related to Easter as described in the Bible were not based on a specific calendar date but occurred with reference to the...2012, Nick Kanas, “Time and the calendar”, in Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy), 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Springer; Chichester, West...
- Dardry could remember when, seen though Pluto’s dusty blue sky, the Sun was a point not much brighter than the Earth’s full Moon.2017 November–December, Larry Niven, “By the Red Giant’s Light”, in C[harles] C[oleman] Finlay, editor, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 133, numbers 5 and 6 (734 overall), Hoboken...
full moon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
full moon in Hindi
- phase of moon when in opposition to sun
- बद्र badra, पूर्णँचन्द्र pūrṇãcandra, पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā, पूर्णमासी pūrṇamāsī
- the moon when in opposition to sun
- बद्र badra, पूर्णँचन्द्र pūrṇãcandra, पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā, पूर्णमासी pūrṇamāsī
full moon in Tamil
- phase of moon when in opposition to sun
- முழுநிலவு muḻunilavu, முழுமதி muḻumati, பௌர்ணமி paurṇami
full moon in Urdu
- phase of moon when in opposition to sun
- بدر
full moon in Bengali
- phase of moon when in opposition to sun
- পূর্ণিমা রাত purnima rat, শবে বদর śobe bodor
- the moon when in opposition to sun
- পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ purnima cãd, বদর bodor
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- full moon in Sanskrit
- पूर्णमासी pūrṇamāsī
- full moon in Tagalog
- kabilugan ng buwan
- full moon in Arabic
- بَدْر badr
- full moon in Malay
- purnama
- full moon in Indonesian
- bulan purnama, badar
- full moon in Persian
- بدر badr, پرماه pormâh
- full moon in Thai
- จันทร์เพ็ญ jan-pen
- full moon in Vietnamese
- trăng tròn, trăng rằm
- full moon in Myanmar
- လပြည့် la.prany., ပုဏ္ဏမာ punna.ma
Synonyms of full moon
Antonyms
Forms of full moon
| plural | full moons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | full Moon |
| alternative form | fullmoon |
| plural | full Moons |
Origin of full moon
From Middle English ful mone, from Old English full mōna, equivalent to full + moon.
Questions about full moon
- What does full moon mean?
- Full moon means the phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
- What is full moon in Hindi?
- Full moon in Hindi is बद्र (badra), पूर्णँचन्द्र (pūrṇãcandra), पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā). See Full moon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is full moon?
- Full moon is a noun.
- What is the plural of full moon?
- The plural of full moon is full moons.
Words near full moon in the dictionary
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