moonburn
moonburn noun: a hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.
Noun
moonburn (countable and uncountable, plural moonburns)
- A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.
- Researchers say the light of the full moon causes the Earth to heat up, ever so slightly. "Moonburn is not a problem," climate expert Robert C. Balling said.1995 March 10, “Moonlight Causes Slight Warming on Earth, Study Finds”, in Los Angeles Times
- "Last night, the moon was so bright I could have gotten a moonburn," he says.1996 January 28, Jeff Klinkenberg, “An Uneasy Balance”, in St. Petersburg Times
Examples of moonburn in a sentence
- But to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever suffered moonburn.2005, Marc Zvi Brettler, How to Read the Bible, Jewish Publication Society, →ISBN, page 165:
- Her husband, Walker, 38, laughs and says Teresa might start carrying one at night to protect against "moonburn."2006 August 1, Linton Weeks, “Washington Coverup”, in The Washington Post:
Forms of moonburn
| plural | moonburns |
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Origin of moonburn
From moon + burn, by analogy with sunburn.
Questions about moonburn
- What does moonburn mean?
- Moonburn means a hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.
- How do you use moonburn in a sentence?
- But to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever suffered moonburn.
- What part of speech is moonburn?
- Moonburn is a noun.
- What is the plural of moonburn?
- The plural of moonburn is moonburns.
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