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lunar

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lu·nar  (lnr)
adj.
1. Of, involving, caused by, or affecting the moon.
2. Measured by the revolution of the moon.
3. Of or relating to silver.

[Middle English, crescent-shaped, from Old French lunaire, from Latin lnris, of the moon, from lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

lunar
Adjective
relating to the moon: lunar eclipse [Latin luna the moon]

lunar  (lnr)
1. Relating to the Moon.
2. Measured by the revolution of the Moon around the Earth.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lunar - of or relating to or associated with the moon; "lunar surface"; "lunar module"
Translations
lunar [ˈluːnəʳ] adjlunar

lunar [ˈluːnəʳ] adjlunaire

lunar [ˈluːnəʳ] adjMond-

lunar [ˈluːnəʳ] adjlunare

lunar
adj lunar
of the moon a lunar eclipse. maan قَمَري лунен měsíční måne- Mond-... σεληνιακός lunar kuu- قمری kuu, kuun lunaire, de lune יְרֵחִי चन्द्रमा का mjesečev hold- mengenai bulan tungl- lunare 月の 달의 mėnulio Mēness- bulan maan- måne- księżycowy lunar lunar, de lună лунный lunárny mesečev mesečev mån- เกี่ยวกับพระจันทร์ aya ait 月的 місячний; що стосується Місяця چاند سے متعلق mặt trăng


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Consequently, their arrival on the lunar disc could not take place until the 5th of December at twelve at night, at the exact moment when the moon should be full, and not on the
He burns, too, the purest of oil, in its unmanufactured, and, therefore, unvitiated state; a fluid unknown to solar, lunar, or astral contrivances ashore.
A similar superstition was once prevalent, as I have heard, in ancient Greece and Rome; not applying, however (as in India), to a diamond devoted to the service of a god, but to a semi-transparent stone of the inferior order of gems, supposed to be affected by the lunar influences--the moon, in this latter case also, giving the name by which the stone is still known to collectors in our own time.
 
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