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supermoons

supermoons is the plural of supermoon.

Meaning of supermoon

Noun

supermoon (plural supermoons)

  1. A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.
    • And should the moon happen to hit its ever-shifting orbital perigee at the same time that it lies athwart from the sun, we are treated to a so-called supermoon, a full moon that can seem close enough to embrace – as much as 12 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the average full moon. […]...2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face...
    Synonyms:
    perigee moon
    Antonyms:
    micromoon

Noun capitalized: Supermoons

Supermoons

  1. (plural) plural of Supermoon

Questions about supermoons

What is supermoons the plural of?
Supermoons is the plural of supermoon.
What part of speech is supermoons?
Supermoons is a noun.

Words near supermoons in the dictionary

  1. supermonstrous
  2. supermonstrously
  3. supermontage
  4. supermontages
  5. supermoon
  6. supermoons
  7. supermorbid
  8. supermorbidly
  9. supermosque
  10. supermosques
  11. supermotard

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