micromoon

Noun

Meaning

micromoon (plural micromoons)

(astronomy) A full moon which appears unusually small due to coinciding with the Moon's apogee (the point in the Moon's orbit at which is it farthest away from Earth).
Synonym: minimoon
Antonym: supermoon

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A Super Full Moon looks larger than a Micromoon. Source: Internet

Because a Micromoon is further away, it looks approximately 14% smaller than a Supermoon. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

micromonolactam micromonzonite micromonzonitic micromorph micromorphic micromorphologic