full moon

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full moon

1. The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be fully illuminated by the sun. The full phase marks the half-way point of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.

2. The period of the month when such a moon occurs.

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full moon

1. (Astronomy) one of the four phases of the moon, occurring when the earth lies between the sun and the moon so that the moon is visible as a fully illuminated disc

2. (Astronomy) the moon in this phase

3. (Astronomy) the time at which this occurs

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

full′ moon′

1. the moon when the whole of its disk is illuminated, occurring when in opposition to the sun.

2. the phase of the moon at this time.

[before 1000]

full moon

(fo͝ol)

The phase of the moon in which it is visible as a fully illuminated disk. This phase occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of Earth as the sun and is not in Earth's shadow. See more at moon. Compare new moon.

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Noun

full moon - the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full"

full, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moon

month - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"

phase of the moon - a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance

harvest moon - the full moon nearest the September equinox

Translations

بَدِربَدْر

úplněk

fuldmåne

Vollmond

πανσέληνος

luna llena plenilunio

täysikuu

pleine lune

pun mjesec

telihold

fullt tungl

luna piena plenilunio

満月

보름달

spln

fullmåne

พระจันทร์เต็มดวง

dolunay mehtap

trăng tròn

满月

full moon

n → luna piena

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

full

(ful) adjective

1. holding or containing as much as possible. My basket is full.

2. complete. a full year; a full account of what happened.

3. (of clothes) containing a large amount of material. a full skirt.

adverb

1. completely. Fill the petrol tank full.

2. exactly; directly. She hit him full in the face.

ˈfully adverb

1. completely. He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.

2. quite; at least. It will take fully three days.

ˌfull-ˈlength adjective

1. complete; of the usual or standard length. a full-length novel.

2. down to the feet. a full-length portrait.

full moon

(the time of) the moon when it appears at its most complete. There is a full moon tonight.

ˌfull-ˈscale adjective

(of a drawing etc) of the same size as the subject. a full-scale drawing of a flower.

full stop

a written or printed point (.) marking the end of a sentence; a period.

ˌfull-ˈtime adjective, adverb

occupying one's working time completely. a full-time job; She works full-time now.

fully-fledged adjective

1. (as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly.

2. fully trained, qualified etc. He's now a fully-fledged teacher.

full of

1. filled with; containing or holding very much or very many. The bus was full of people.

2. completely concerned with. She rushed into the room full of the news.

in full

completely. Write your name in full; He paid his bill in full.

to the full

to the greatest possible extent. to enjoy life to the full.

full moon

→ بَدْر úplněk fuldmåne Vollmond πανσέληνος luna llena täysikuu pleine lune pun mjesec luna piena 満月 보름달 volle maan fullmåne pełnia księżyca lua cheia полнолуние fullmåne พระจันทร์เต็มดวง dolunay trăng tròn 满月

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His laugh was as hearty and frequent as ever, and his face as much like the full moon as it always had been.

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And now the ghostly apparition of her had returned as to a tried and trusted friend; had commanded me to remember her and to go to her; and had provided against all possibility of my memory playing me false, by writing the words which invited me to meet her "when the full moon shone on Saint Anthony's Well."

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Thus they remarked that, during full moon, the disc appeared scored in certain parts with white lines; and, during the phases, with black.

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All rather stout automobile manufacturers are sad when there is a full moon. It makes them feel lonely.

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Toward midnight the voices began to subside, a cock crowed, the full moon began to show from behind the lime trees, a fresh white dewy mist began to rise, and stillness reigned over the village and the house.

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"Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!"

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The full moon was about three hours above the eastern horizon; the entire countryside had the solemn stillness of a summer night; our footfalls and the ceaseless song of the katydids were the only sound aloof.

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"The moon grows black before your eyes; soon there will be darkness-- ay, darkness in the hour of the full moon. Ye have asked for a sign; it is given to you.

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Obtaining a leave of absence, he set foot in the late summer afternoon, and soon after the rising of the full moon was walking up the gravel path leading to the dwelling in which he had been born.

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It was a sight without an equal, those long luminous trains, so dazzling in the full moon, and which, passing the boundary chain on the north, extends to the "Sea of Rains." At one o'clock of the terrestrial morning, the projectile, like a balloon borne into space, overlooked the top of this superb mount.

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Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours, the early part of the night was cloudless, and the lane, which the maid's window overlooked, was brilliantly lit by the full moon. It seems she was romantically given, for she sat down upon her box, which stood immediately under the window, and fell into a dream of musing.

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The evening light had quite faded, and the full moon was already shining down upon the forest, when the young man heard a slight rustling sound.