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lunar

lunar

101 3.9
Relating to the moon, its surface or its phases
  • adjective
  • /ˈluːnər/
translation icon : lunar
  • There would only be resources for six more lunar flights.
  • a lunar eclipse
  • a lunar month
  • a lunar cycle

Instead, many scientists think humans may have a circle lunar rhythm.

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Examples

  • No one has ever attempted to give birth in lunar gravity before.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "To me, it looks like the control board for a lunar shuttle," he replied.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • One day short of a lunar month.

  • We have been here for two lunar cycles now, and the work goes slowly.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Apollo 8 now in lunar orbit.

  • Neil Armstrong has been on the lunar surface now almost 45 minutes.

  • This is the lunar orbit, and it's an ellipse.

  • The Apollo astronauts, to answer your question, they sure did bring back lunar dirt.

  • Tessa stepped back onto the lunar surface, walked slowly and deliberately over to stand beside Rick.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The astronauts conducted experiments on the lunar surface during their historic mission.

Synonyms

moonlike
vslunar
1 4.1

Having a shape or look like the moon

is broader, also means relating to that celestial body beyond appearance
moonish
vslunar
  • Archaic
8.7

Having a soft pale glow like the moon

focuses less on specific visual traits and more on relation or general likeness

Compounds

lunar module
  • Specialized
8 4.9

A small spacecraft that carries astronauts from orbit down to the moon's surface and back

lunar eclipse
  • Specialized
5 3.6

The moon moves into Earth's shadow so it looks dark or red

A calendar that makes months from the moon's phases

lunar month
  • Specialized
1 3.6

About 29 and a half days from one new moon to the next

1 5.6

A round hole on the Moon's surface made by a rock from space

1 8.6

A small spacecraft that takes astronauts from the main spacecraft to the moon's surface and back

lunar year
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A year of 12 moon months that lasts about 354 days

lunar caustic
  • Archaic
9.9

A silver stick that doctors used to burn away warts and small growths

lunar day
  • Specialized
7.7

The time the Moon takes to turn once, about 27 days

lunar latitude
  • Specialized
8.1

A number that shows how far north or south a place on the Moon is

How Far

interstellar
  • Specialized
50 7.2
translunar
  • Specialized
9.9
lunar
101 3.9
cislunar
  • Specialized
1 9.9
terrestrial
17 5.2

Surface Forms

lunar positive

Morphology

lunar = moon (semi-transparent) = luna + ar

The adjective clearly means 'relating to the moon', but the form uses the Latin root 'luna-' rather than the common English word 'moon', so learners may recognise the meaning but not deduce the form from 'moon'.

Etymology

Lunar comes from the old Latin word luna, which means 'moon' and is also a common name. So lunar means 'relating to' or 'like the moon', as in a lunar eclipse or the lunar surface.