lunar

adjective

lu·nar ˈlü-nər

also -ˌnär

: crescent, lunate

who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns—

Alexander Pope

: of, relating to, or resembling the moon

lunar craters

a lunar landscape

: designed for use on the moon

lunar vehicles

: measured by the moon's revolution

lunar month

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The moon takes about 30 days to revolve around the Earth, which is called a lunar cycle. —

Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023 Unlike Earth dust, lunar dust clings and is hard to brush off surfaces. —

Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2023 But there are technical issues that scientists have to consider when developing a lunar time system, like the fact that clocks run faster on the moon by about 56 microseconds each day. —

Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2023 Experts are unsure whether one space agency should set and maintain the lunar time. —

Devika Rao, The Week, 28 Feb. 2023 Nonetheless, that’s the most popular designation for March’s full lunar phase, which reaches its peak illumination around 7:42 a.m. EDT on the evening of March 7. —

Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 28 Feb. 2023 Billy Crudup stars as a complicated guy who sells lunar timeshares and who won’t take no for an answer. —

Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023 Still, experts haven’t yet ironed out exactly how the lunar time would work. —

Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023 European Space Agency There are also debates about how to even figure out lunar timekeeping. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2023 See More

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