cislunar

[ sis-loo-ner ]

/ sɪsˈlu nər /

adjective Astronomy.

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

Nearby words

ciseaux, ciselé, cisgender, cishet, ciskei, cislunar, cismontane, cispadane, cisplatin, cissexual, cissing

Origin of cislunar

First recorded in 1865–70; cis- + lunar

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Examples from the Web for cislunar

To be held for the use of the Undersecretary for Cislunar Navigation incumbent in the year 2492.
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British Dictionary definitions for cislunar

cislunar

/ (sɪsˈluːnə) /

adjective

of or relating to the space between the earth and the moonCompare translunar

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