minimoon /ˈmɪn.iˌmuːn/ noun3 •A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.The couple are yet to go on their honeymoon because of their strict working schedules but did find time for a ‘minimoon’ after tying the knot. — 2012 •A small asteroid captured by the Earth's gravity and temporarily acting as a second moon of Earth.This photo of Earth's newest minimoon was taken by the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea. — 2020 •Synonym of micromoon (“a full moon which appears unusually small due to coinciding with the Moon's apogee”).The trouble is, the difference in size between Supermoon and Minimoon, though apparent when placed side-by-side, is only 14 percent, too small to be seen with the naked eye. — 2014 formsminimoons