who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns—Alexander Pope
2
a
: of, relating to, or resembling the moon
lunar craters
a lunar landscape
b
: designed for use on the moon
lunar vehicles
3
: measured by the moon's revolution
lunar month
Examples of lunar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe lunar cycle is currently in its waxing gibbous phase.—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024 Ritter, succeeding Tatiana Maslany as an Orphan Black series lead, stands on the front porch in a red puffer jacket on an evening that coincides with a Beaver Blood Moon, a lunar phenomenon that won’t occur again for another three years.—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024 The Moon will also stumble into Saturn, putting an emphasis on results, but a final lunar square to Jupiter should wrap things up positively.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024 Any permanent lunar base will require live-sustaining payloads like water, liquid hydrogen, and construction materials.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunar
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin lunaris, from luna moon; akin to Latin lucēre to shine — more at light
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