lunar phase
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English
Noun
lunar phase (plural lunar phases)
- (astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- crescent moon
- dark moon
- first quarter moon
- full moon
- gibbous moon
- last quarter moon
- new moon
- old moon
- waning crescent moon
- waning gibbous moon
- waxing crescent moon
- waxing gibbous moon
- waning moon
- waxing moon
Related terms
- blood moon, blue moon, strawberry moon, harvest moon (these are recurrent but less frequently than near-monthly)
Translations
any one of the aspects presented by the moon
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