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Webster 1913 Edition


Lunar

Lu′nar

(lū′nẽr)
,
Adj.
[L.
lunaris
, fr.
luna
the moon. See
Luna
, and cf.
Lunary
.]
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.
Lunar caustic
(Med. Chem.)
,
silver nitrate prepared to be used as a cautery; – so named because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists.
Lunar cycle
.
Same as
Metonic cycle
. See under
Cycle
.
Lunar distance
,
the angular distance of the moon from the sun, a star, or a planet, employed for determining longitude by the
lunar method
.
Lunar method
,
the method of finding a ship’s longitude by comparing the local time of taking (by means of a sextant or circle) a given lunar distance, with the Greenwich time corresponding to the same distance as ascertained from a nautical almanac, the difference of these times being the longitude.
Lunar month
.
See
Month
.
Lunar observation
,
an observation of a lunar distance by means of a sextant or circle, with the altitudes of the bodies, and the time, for the purpose of computing the longitude.
Lunar tables
.
(a)
(Astron.)
Tables of the moon's motions, arranged for computing the moon's true place at any time past or future.
(b)
(Navigation)
Tables for correcting an observed lunar distance on account of refraction and parallax.
Lunar year
,
the period of twelve lunar months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, and 34.38 seconds.

Lu′nar

,
Noun.
1.
(Astron.)
A lunar distance.
2.
(Anat.)
The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; – called also
semilunar
, and
intermedium
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lunar

LU'NAR

,

Definition 2024


Lunar

Lunar

See also: lunar

English

Adjective

Lunar

  1. Pertaining to Luna, the moon of Terra.

Related terms

lunar

lunar

See also: Lunar

English

Adjective

lunar (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a moon; moonly.
    lunar observations; a lunar eclipse
  2. Of, or pertaining to, Luna, the moon of Terra; Lunar.
  3. Crescent-shaped, lunate.
  4. Resembling Luna or another moon; orbed.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
  5. Influenced by a moon or moons, as in growth, character, or properties.
    lunar herbs
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
  6. (alchemy) Of, or pertaining to, silver.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lunar (plural lunars)

  1. (astronomy) A lunar distance.
  2. (anatomy) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus.

Synonyms

Anagrams


Catalan

Adjective

lunar m, f (masculine and feminine plural lunars)

  1. lunar

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnāris. Compare the inherited luar.

Adjective

lunar m, f (plural lunares)

  1. lunar

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin lūnāris. Cognate of luar.

Adjective

lunar (plural lunares, comparable)

  1. lunar

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish lunar, from Latin lūnāris.

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lūnāris.

Adjective

lunar m, f (plural lunares)

  1. lunar

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark

Related terms