plural of moon-pool

Synonym of quasi-satellite.

plural of Galilean moon

The four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei.

(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʾān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʾ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʿ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)

Any of the four Galilean moons.

(idiomatic) To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.

The third full moon in a season that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.

The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible. / The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.