mock moonn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒk ˈmuːn/, U.S.

/ˈmɑk ˈmun/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock adj., moon n.¹

Etymology: < mock adj. + moon n.¹ Compare mock sun n.

A bright spot which may appear (singly or as one of several) on the halo formed around the moon at a distance of 22° by the refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere; = paraselene n.

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the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > mock-moon

moonlOE

night-sun1563

mock moon1645

paraselene1651

1645 W. Lilly Starry Messenger 8 Anno 1550..was seen two mock-Moons twice.

1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. v. l Three mock-Moons at once reflex'd hav bin.

1790 E. Umfreville Present State of Hudson's Bay 24 Paraselenes or mock moons appear, when the vapours arising from open water become condensed by the frost.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 7/1 Occasionally for a few minutes one or other of the mock-moons was very bright.

1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams vi. 231 Above the moon appeared the segments of two other halos, and there were also mock moons or paraselenae to the number of six.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mock moon
释义	mock moonn. Brit. /ˌmɒk ˈmuːn/, U.S. /ˈmɑk ˈmun/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock adj., moon n.¹ Etymology: < mock adj. + moon n.¹ Compare mock sun n. A bright spot which may appear (singly or as one of several) on the halo formed around the moon at a distance of 22° by the refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere; = paraselene n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > mock-moon moonlOE night-sun1563 mock moon1645 paraselene1651 1645 W. Lilly Starry Messenger 8 Anno 1550..was seen two mock-Moons twice. 1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. v. l Three mock-Moons at once reflex'd hav bin. 1790 E. Umfreville Present State of Hudson's Bay 24 Paraselenes or mock moons appear, when the vapours arising from open water become condensed by the frost. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 7/1 Occasionally for a few minutes one or other of the mock-moons was very bright. 1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams vi. 231 Above the moon appeared the segments of two other halos, and there were also mock moons or paraselenae to the number of six. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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