lunar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or associated with the moon
    • lunar surface
    • lunar module

WordNet

Lu"nar adjective
Etymology
L. lunaris, fr. luna the moon. See Luna, and cf. Lunary.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations.
  2. Resembling the moon; orbed. Dryden.
  3. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month.
  4. Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar herbs. Bacon.
Lu"nar noun
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) A lunar distance.
  2. (Anat.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.

Webster 1913