lunar UK /ˈluːnə/US /ˈlunɚ/adjective 6noun 2forms 1 adjective6 •Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).By two lunar observations the long[itude] was 9° 57′ 30″ E. agreeing within 37′ by the watch, though the day before the long. by moon and watch differed 2° 35′. — 1774 •Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.The images therefore which Laban worshipped were probably lunar amulets, or types of the ark in the form of a crescent. — 1774 •Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon. •(historical) (Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties. •Extremely high.Julian wolfed down the rest of his dinner and when he accompanied Michelle back to her apartment his spirits were positively lunar. — 1901 •(no longer used) Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists). noun2 •The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.There are two larger bones of the wrist called the scaphoid and lunar; these form a large ball, and this is received into the lower end of the radius. — 1888 •An observation of a lunar distance (“the angle between the Moon and another celestial body”), especially for establishing the longitude of a ship at sea. formslunars
