(n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the
satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from
the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness
of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance
from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of
the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.
(n.) A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member
of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
(n.) The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her
orbit; a month.
(n.) A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
(v. t.) To expose to the rays of the moon.
(v. i.) To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an
abstracted manner.
