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circumlunar

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Surrounding, or traveling around the Moon

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From circum- + lunar.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: circumlunaire — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Hungarian: Hold körüli — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Italian: circumlunare — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Romanian: circumlunar — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Russian: окололу́нный (okololúnnyj) — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Spanish: circunlunar — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon
  • Ukrainian: навколомі́сячний (navkolomísjačnyj) — surrounding, or traveling around the Moon