lunar
pronunciation
How to pronounce lunar in British English:
UK [ˈluːnə(r)]
How to pronounce lunar in American English:
US [ˈluːnər]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or associated with the moon
Word Origin
- lunar
- lunar: [17] Latin lūna ‘moon’ came from an Indo- European base which also produced English light (not to mention a range of Latin ‘light’- words, such as lūx and lūmen, which have given English illustrate, lucid, luminous, lustre, etc). It had two adjectival derivatives: lūnāris, which simply meant ‘of the moon’, and was borrowed by English as lunar; and lūnāticus.This was originally used for ‘living on the moon’, but subsequently came to employed in the sense ‘crazy’, from the notion that certain sorts of periodic madness were caused by the phases of the moon. English acquired it via Old French lunatique as lunatic [13].=> illustrate, light, luminous, lunatic, lustre
- lunar (adj.)
- "crescent-shaped," early 15c.; "pertaining to the moon," 1620s, from Old French lunaire (15c.), from Latin lunaris "of the moon," from luna "moon" (with capital L- "moon goddess"); see Luna.
Example
- 1. Food is grown , harvested and sometimes even consumed in accordance with lunar cycles .
- 2. The higher powers are mainly used for lunar , planetary , and binary star observations .
- 3. The rugged terrain is distinguished by a multitude of crater impacts , as well as relatively few lunar maria .
- 4. The lunar bed holds a queen-size mattress resting on a six-foot-tall platform with an enclosed dome glass ceiling .
- 5. An outer layer on each of the eight surrounding pyramids selectively blocks out portions of the structures throughout the month , keeping track of the lunar cycle like hands on a clock .