Phrase Hound found 48 phrases and 29 compound words that contain lunar. The most common are listed below. Open lunar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 48
- lunar eclipseA phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.
- lunar calendarA calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.
- Lunar New YearAn annual holiday of several cultures that marks the beginning of a new year according to a lunar or lunisolar calendar, as opposed to a new year dictated by a solar calendar such as the Julian or Gregorian calendars.
- lunar phaseAny of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
- lunar moduleThe spacecraft used in the Apollo missions that was designed for the landing on the surface of the Moon; the lunar excursion module.
- lunar roverA vehicle, either crewed or uncrewed, designed to travel across the surface of the Moon for scientific exploration.
- lunar monthA period from one new moon until the next.
- lunar yeara year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun
- lunar orbitThe orbit of the Moon around the Earth.
- lunar mansiona segment of the ecliptic (often called a station or house) through which the moon moves in its orbit around the earth, often used by ancient cultures as part of their calendar system.
- lunar cataclysmA period of time, approximately 4 billion years ago, during which a large number of impact craters formed on Earth's Moon.
- cis-lunarAlternative form of cislunar: Situated between the Earth and the Moon.
- lunar calendarsplural of lunar calendar: A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.
- lunar colonyA colony on the Moon.
- lunar cycleA Metonic cycle.
- lunar cyclesplural of lunar cycle: A Metonic cycle.
- lunar distanceThe angle between the Moon and another celestial body.
- lunar distancesplural of lunar distance: The angle between the Moon and another celestial body.
- lunar letterSynonym of moon letter: One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter …
- lunar lettersplural of lunar letter: One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter …
- lunar monthsplural of lunar month: A period from one new moon until the next.
- lunar phasesplural of lunar phase: Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
- lunar rainbowSynonym of moonbow: A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.
- lunar theoryA priori deduction of the Moon's motion, based on the principles of gravitation.
- lunar yearsplural of lunar year: a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun
Compound words 29
- circumlunarSurrounding, or traveling around the Moon
- lunarcreteA hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon.
- lunariteThe substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase.
- solunarOf, pertaining to, or influenced by both the sun and the moon.
- interlunarOf the four-day period between an old moon and a new moon, when the moon is not visible.
- lunarnautSomeone who travels to the Moon.
- unlunarNot lunar.
- lunarlikeAs though lunar; moonlike.
- superlunarAbove or beyond the Moon (from a vantage point on Earth).
- supralunarBeyond the Moon