cislunar

American  

[sis-loo-ner] / sɪsˈlu nər /

adjective

Astronomy.

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

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cislunar British  

/ sɪsˈluːnə /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of cislunar

First recorded in 1865–70; cis- + lunar

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Example Sentences

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cislunar

"Their activities include the development of space tourism, investments in lunar surface habitation and mining, research and development in space manufacturing and assembly, new cislunar orbits and satellite internet constellations."

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2023

In November of last year, a White House interagency working group within the National Science and Technology Council produced a cislunar technology strategy.

From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023

First, the company hopes to create a robotic outpost that could potentially help with communication in the region of space between regular Earth orbits and the Moon, known as cislunar space.

From The Verge ● Feb. 3, 2022

The commission report warned that China wants to dominate the zone between the Earth and the moon, known as cislunar space, as part of what the ruling Communist Party of China calls the “Space Dream.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2019

“If, one day in the distant future, the United States has significant economic activity transiting through cislunar space, then the military would need to look at protecting those trade routes.”

From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2018

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