circumlunar

[ sur-kuhm-loo-ner ]

adjective

1. rotating about or surrounding the moon.

circumlunar

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈluːnə /

adjective

1. around or revolving around the moon

   a circumlunar orbit

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumlunar¹

First recorded in 1905–10; circum- + lunar

Example Sentences

Soon, the thrust would be needed in reverse, for braking action, near the end of the sixty hour journey into a circumlunar orbit.

From Project Gutenberg

The relatively low velocity needed to maintain vehicles in circumlunar orbits, made its danger to such vehicles small.

From Project Gutenberg