minimoon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.
    — But weddings are stressful, and it makes sense to take a day or two after saying “I do” to relax and make mad, passionate love (read: sleep in and watch TV). So consider a minimoon: a quick two-night getaway close to home.
  2. A small asteroid captured by the Earth's gravity and temporarily acting as a second moon of Earth.
    — This photo of Earth's newest minimoon was taken by the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea.
  3. Synonym of micromoon (“a full moon which appears unusually small due to coinciding with the Moon's apogee”). uncommon
    — The trouble is, the difference in size between Supermoon and Minimoon, though apparent when placed side-by-side, is only 14 percent, too small to be seen with the naked eye.

词形变化

minimoons plural mini-moon alternative minimoons plural mini-moon alternative

词汇关系

相关词
moonet moonette moonito moonlet

词源

词源 1
Blend of mini- + honeymoon.
词源 2
From mini- + moon.
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