moonletn.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈmunlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, -let suffix.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare earlier moonleted adj., moonet n.

A small moon or satellite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [noun] > small

moonet1644

lunette1645

subsatellite1817

moonlet1832

satelloid1865

microsatellite1962

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [noun] > artificial

subsatellite1817

moonlet1832

sputnik1957

spy in the sky1960

spy satellite1960

comsat1962

1832 W. Motherwell Poems 47 I pledge thee in the silver horn Of yonder moonlet bright.

1891 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 55/1 The satellites of satellites, the little moonlets of the moons.

1926 H. N. Russell et al. Astron. I. xii. 388 It is now universally admitted that the rings [of Saturn] are not continuous sheets of either liquid or solid matter, but a flock or swarm of separate particles, little ‘moonlets’.

1955 Sci. News Let. 13 Aug. 107/2 The man-made moonlets will circle the earth many times every day, appearing to rise in the west and set in the east.

1965 J. Blish Mission to Heart Stars ii. 27 Since Phobos always kept the same face turned towards Mars, there would be no need to bother stumbling around on the dark side of the moonlet.

1990 G. Bear Queen of Angels (1991) i. iv. 17 Like Saturn it is surrounded by a thin rugged ring of icy moonlets.

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

单词	moonlet
释义	moonletn. Brit. /ˈmuːnlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈmunlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, -let suffix. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare earlier moonleted adj., moonet n. A small moon or satellite. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [noun] > small moonet1644 lunette1645 subsatellite1817 moonlet1832 satelloid1865 microsatellite1962 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [noun] > artificial subsatellite1817 moonlet1832 sputnik1957 spy in the sky1960 spy satellite1960 comsat1962 1832 W. Motherwell Poems 47 I pledge thee in the silver horn Of yonder moonlet bright. 1891 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 55/1 The satellites of satellites, the little moonlets of the moons. 1926 H. N. Russell et al. Astron. I. xii. 388 It is now universally admitted that the rings [of Saturn] are not continuous sheets of either liquid or solid matter, but a flock or swarm of separate particles, little ‘moonlets’. 1955 Sci. News Let. 13 Aug. 107/2 The man-made moonlets will circle the earth many times every day, appearing to rise in the west and set in the east. 1965 J. Blish Mission to Heart Stars ii. 27 Since Phobos always kept the same face turned towards Mars, there would be no need to bother stumbling around on the dark side of the moonlet. 1990 G. Bear Queen of Angels (1991) i. iv. 17 Like Saturn it is surrounded by a thin rugged ring of icy moonlets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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