lunar
adjective
lu·nar
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Definition of lunar
Examples of lunar in a Sentence
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Alabama is expected to manage development of the transfer and descent landers that move astronauts to the lunar surface. — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, "NASA boss arrives in Alabama today bringing key Moon return mission," 16 Aug. 2019 Technically, international guidelines on interplanetary contamination don’t prohibit sending biological matter and organisms to the lunar surface, since most living creatures can’t survive there. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Why stowaway creatures on the Moon confound international space law," 16 Aug. 2019 The question now is, are those tardigrades able to survive on the lunar surface? — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth’s Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon," 8 Aug. 2019 In just seven years, America went from lagging the Soviet Union in space technology to planting a flag on the lunar surface. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "How NASA's Apollo program kicked off Silicon Valley's tech revolution," 4 Aug. 2019 Later that day, the space agency issued another release, inviting still more private companies to pitch their ideas for small and medium robotic landers to ferry cargo down to the lunar surface. — Time, "NASA Is Working With Private Companies to Go Back to the Moon. That's Riskier Than it Seems," 31 July 2019 In 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 reached the moon, transmitting pictures back to Earth before impacting the lunar surface. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 31 July 2019 If a Chinese miner and an American one were to set up shop next door to each other on the lunar surface, say, domestic laws would be no help in resolving any conflict that might result. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Why the Tech Stock Party Keeps Rolling On—Data Sheet," 26 July 2019 The inflatable artwork, Museum of the Moon, was made with NASA photography, giving a hyper-real view of the lunar surface. — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A 23-foot replica of Earth's moon will be raised above Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for lunar
lunar
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of lunar
: of or relating to the moon
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lunar
adjective
lu·nar
| \ ˈlü-nər
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Kids Definition of lunar
1
: of or relating to the moon
lunar rock
2
: measured by the revolutions of the moon
a lunar month
lunar
adjective
lu·nar
| \ ˈlü-nər also -ˌnär\
Medical Definition of lunar
: lunate
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