cislunar

[ sis-loo-ner ]

adjectiveAstronomy.
  1. of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.

Origin of cislunar

1
First recorded in 1865–70; cis- + lunar

Words Nearby cislunar

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How to use cislunar in a sentence

  • To be held for the use of the Undersecretary for cislunar Navigation incumbent in the year 2492.

British Dictionary definitions for cislunar

cislunar

/ (sɪsˈluːnə) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon: Compare translunar

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