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Meaning
Adj
●
Of,
pertaining
to, or
resembling
the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's
moon
).
●
Shaped like a
crescent moon
; lunate.
●
Extremely high.
●
(Believed to be)
influenced
by the Moon, as
in character
, growth, or properties.
●
In Alchemy & Chemistry:
Of or
pertaining
to
silver
(which was
symbolically
associated with the Moon by alchemists).
●
In Astronomy:
Of or
pertaining
to
travel
through
space
between the Earth and the Moon, or
exploration
and
scientific
investigation
of the Moon.
●
In Astronomy:
Pertaining to Luna, the
moon
of Terra.
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
The
middle
bone
of the
proximal
series
of the
carpus
in the
wrist
, which is
shaped
like a half-moon.
●
In Nautical & Navigation:
An
observation
of a
lunar distance
(“the
angle
between the Moon and another
celestial body
”), especially for
establishing
the
longitude
of a
ship
at sea.
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Origin
lunar
English
lunaris
Latin
-aris
Latin
luna
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Lunarlike
Lunary
Moonish
Moonlike
Moonly
Moony
Selenic
Intermedium
Semilunar
Antonyms
Solar
Related
Planetary
Moon
Celestial
Venus
Orbital
Martian
Jupiter
Solar
Galactic
Spacecraft
Saturn
Jovian
Interplanetary
Comet
Sidereal
Earth
Planets
Orbiter
Volcanic
Extraterrestrial
Lander
Orbit
Interstellar
Uranus
Astronomical
Sun
Equatorial
Satellite
Asteroid
Orbiting
Cassini
Moons
Flyby
Wind
Mars
Exoplanet
Meteorites
Starlight
Nasa
Terrestrial
Crewed
Heavens
Nebula
Glacier
Venusian
Subsurface
Subterranean
Constellation
Comets
Earths
New Moon
Full Moon
Outer Space
Outer Solar System
More
Rhymes
Lunar
Tuner
Nooner
Crooner
Spooner
Marooner
Bassooner
Ballooner
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