Moon — This article is about Earth s Moon. For moons in general, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Moon (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Orbit of the Moon — Not to be confused with Lunar orbit in the sense of a selenocentric orbit, that is, an orbit around the Moon The Moon completes its orbit around the Earth in approximately 27.3 days (a sidereal month). The Earth and Moon orbit about their… … Wikipedia
moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… … Universalium
Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… … Universalium
orbit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ circular, elliptical ▪ eccentric ▪ Mercury s orbit is fairly eccentric. ▪ high, low … Collocations dictionary
Moon illusion — The Moon illusion is an optical illusion in which the Moon appears larger near the horizon than it does while higher up in the sky. This optical illusion also occurs with the sun and star constellations. It has been known since ancient times, and … Wikipedia
orbit — n. 1) to make an orbit around, of, round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) 2) in; into orbit (to put a satellite into orbit) * * * [ ɔːbɪt] of round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) into orbit (to put a satellite into… … Combinatory dictionary
orbit — or|bit1 [ˈo:bıt US ˈo:r ] v [I and T] to travel in a curved path around a much larger object such as the Earth, the sun etc ▪ The satellite orbits the Earth every 48 hours. orbit 2 orbit2 n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: orbita wheel track ,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
orbit — 1 verb (I, T) to travel in a circle around a much larger object such as the Earth, the sun etc: The satellite orbits the Earth every 48 hours. 2 noun (C) 1 the path travelled by an object which is moving around another much larger object such as… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Moon (film) — Moon Theatrical release poster Directed by Duncan Jones Produced by … Wikipedia