"supermoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supermoons [plural]
Etymology: super- + moon. Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|moon}} super- + moon, {{coin|en|Richard Nolle|in=1979|nobycat=1|occ=astrologer|w=-}} Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 Head templates: {{en-noun}} supermoon (plural supermoons)
  1. (astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range. Wikipedia link: supermoon Categories (topical): Astrology, Astronomy, Moon Synonyms: perigee moon, super moon, super-moon, Supermoon, SuperMoon, Super Moon, Super-Moon Related terms: perigee-syzygy, syzygy Translations (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range): superlluna [feminine] (Catalan), 超級月亮 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级月亮 (chāojí yuèliang) (Chinese Mandarin), supermåne [common-gender] (Danish), supermaan [feminine] (Dutch), superlúa [feminine] (Galician), Supermond [masculine] (German), υπερφεγγάρι (yperfengári) [neuter] (Greek), szuperhold (Hungarian), mórghealach [feminine] (Irish), mór-ré [feminine] (Irish), superluna [feminine] (Italian), スーパームーン (sūpāmūn) (Japanese), مِهمانگ (meh-mâng) (Persian), superksiężyc [masculine] (Polish), superlua [feminine] (Portuguese), суперлуние (superlunije) (Russian), superluna [feminine] (Spanish)

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