translunar

[ trans-loo-ner, tranz-; trans-loo-ner, tranz- ]

adjective

1. translunary.
2. Aerospace, Astronomy. of or relating to the region of space extending beyond the moon's orbit.

translunar

/ trænzˈluːnərɪ; trænzˈluːnə /

adjective

1. See cislunar
   lying beyond the moon Compare cislunar
2. unworldly or ethereal

Word History and Origins

Origin of translunar¹

First recorded in 1925–30; trans- + lunar

Example Sentences

This translunar preference for the "Over-soul" over every human feeling is not Montaigne's notion of the passion of friendship.

From Project Gutenberg

One wonders if they have ever felt the remote translunar beauty that common faces and old, dim, pitiful things can wear sometimes.

From Project Gutenberg