lunar
The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped…The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
» There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
Morgen wird es eine Mondfinsternis geben.
Завтра будет лунное затмение.
Meaning
2 sensesThe middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
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.
Examples
48 sentencesThere will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
ruЗавтра будет лунное затмение. — Arkadeko
deMorgen wird es eine Mondfinsternis geben. — Hans_Adler
Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?
ruТы вчера лунное затмение видел? — sharptoothed
deHast du die Mondfinsternis gestern gesehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month.
ruЛунный месяц короче календарного. — sharptoothed
deEin Mondmonat ist kürzer als ein Kalendermonat. — samueldora
There are usually between two and five lunar eclipses each year.
Now, I believe in lunar colonization.
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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