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   Moon
   A small natural body which orbits a larger one. A natural satellite. Capitalized, the Earth's natural satellite.
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   Moon
   The moon is the natural satellite of the earth. It is 3476 km in diameter and has a mass 1/8th that of the earth. It orbits the earth every 27.32 days.
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   Moon
   Moon is a township in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA
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   moon
   [n] - any object resembling a moon 2. [n] - the natural satellite of the Earth 3. [n] - any natural satellite of a planet 4. [v] - be idle in a listless or dreamy way 5. [v] - expose one`s buttocks to
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   Moon
   A naturally occurring satellite, or relatively large body, orbiting a planet.
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   Moon
   Very important in the Celtic Calendar, more so than the sun. Used to plot the seasons and festivals. Great Lunar years marked with extra significance as they only occur every 22 years. See Calendar
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   Moon
   The Earth's moon. Galileo observed the moon through a telescope and thought that the dark areas were seas. This is why some areas of the Moon are named as seas.A view of the Apollo 11 lunar module 'Eagle' as it returned from the surface of the moon to dock with the command module 'Columbia'. 21 July 1969Click on an item to paste into clipboard or u...
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   Moon
   In mythology, the Moon has been revered by humans from very early times, and lunar myths are found among widely different races and cultures. These usually account for the waxing and waning of the...
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   Moon
   Moon (mōn) noun [ Middle English mone , Anglo-Saxon mōna ; akin to Dutch maan , Old Saxon & Old High German māno , German mond , Icelandic māni , Danish maane , Swedish måne , Goth. mēna , Lithuanian menů , Latin mensis month, Greek mh`nh moon, mh`n ...
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    Moon
    Moon transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mooned ; present participle & verbal noun Mooning .] To expose to the rays of the moon. « If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned .» Holland.
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    Moon
    Moon intransitive verb To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner. « Elsley was mooning down the river by himself.» C. Kingsley.
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    moon
    1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. S ...
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    Moon
    Sun Myung Moon noun United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
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    moon
    noun any natural satellite of a planet; `Jupiter has sixteen moons`
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    Moon
    The `Moon` is Earth's only natural satellite, and is the fifth largest one in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km, which is about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon has a diameter of 3,474 km—slightly more than a quarter that of the Earth and slightly smaller than the east-west distance across the United States. This means that the volume of the Moon is about 2 perce...
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    Moon
    • (n.) A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn. • (v. t.) To expose to the rays of the moon. • (n.) The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month. • (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of t...
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    moon
    any natural satellite orbiting a major planet. See satellite.
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    Moon
    Earth`s sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body. Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. ... [56 related articles]
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    Moon
    Moon is a Korean girl name. The meaning of the name is `Letters` The name Moon doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Moon seems to be unique!
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    Moon
    Moon, Wild Animals, Youth, and Hunting Greek: Artemis (goddess); earlier, goddess of the moon: Selene Latin: Diana (goddess); earlier, goddess of the moon: Luna The goddess of the moon and hunting, patroness of maidens. Symbols: the crescent, stag, and arrows.
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    moon
    
    1. the natural satellite of the Earth
    2. any natural satellite of a planet
    
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    Moon
    The Moon imaged through an 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain (30mm eyepiece) and attached Nikon 4-megapixel camera. Courtesy: Jim Wentworth, 'Fire in the Sky Observatory,' Brainerd, Minnesota Earth's only natural satellite and the only extraterrestrial body to have been visited by humans – 12 i...
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    moon
    moon, natural satellite of a planet (see satellite, natural) or dwarf planet, in particular, the single natural satellite of the earth.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Earth-Moon SystemPhysical CharacteristicsBibliography
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