translunar

American  

[trans-loo-ner, tranz-, trans-loo-ner, tranz-] / ˈtrænsˌlu nər, ˈtrænz-, trænsˈlu nər, trænz- /

adjective

1. translunary.

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

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translunar British  

/ trænzˈluːnərɪ, trænzˈluːnə /

adjective

1. lying beyond the moon Compare cislunar

2. unworldly or ethereal

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Etymology

Origin of translunar

First recorded in 1925–30; trans- + lunar

Example Sentences

Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The successful launch of the Artemis II mission on Wednesday and its translunar injection burn Thursday evening have been inspiring, with the smooth operations capping a two-decade effort.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

After Orion separates from the upper stage, it will conduct what is called a translunar injection—the engine firing that commits Orion to soaring out to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"A successful perigee-firing performed at Isro has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit. Next stop: the Moon," it said.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2023

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

From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by Powys, John Cowper