lunar
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the MoonOf, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
» There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
Morgen wird es eine Mondfinsternis geben.
Завтра будет лунное затмение.
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
lunar observations a lunar eclipse
lunar
лу́нныйlúnnyj
мі́сячнийmísjačnyj, місяце́вийmisjacévyj
(not comparable)Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
(not comparable)Extremely high.
(historical, not comparable)(Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.
(not comparable, obsolete)Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists).
of or relating to or associated with the moon
Examples
48 sentencesThere will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
ruЗавтра будет лунное затмение.
deMorgen wird es eine Mondfinsternis geben.
Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?
ruТы вчера лунное затмение видел?
deHast du die Mondfinsternis gestern gesehen?
A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month.
ruЛунный месяц короче календарного.
deEin Mondmonat ist kürzer als ein Kalendermonat.
There are usually between two and five lunar eclipses each year.
Now, I believe in lunar colonization.
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Origin
From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or peFrom Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; crescent shape”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).
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