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

After the spacecraft orbited the Earth for about 10 days, it was sent into the translunar orbit last Tuesday and successfully injected into the lunar orbit on Saturday.

From BBC

After the spacecraft orbited the Earth for more than a week, it was sent into the translunar orbit on Tuesday through a slingshot manoeuvre.

From BBC

During the moments showing the translunar injection maneuver — the propulsive push that sent Apollo 11 toward the moon — Miller used a shot from Apollo 8.

From New York Times

The junk’s identity is by no means certain, but the “leading candidate” is the translunar injection module of Lunar Prospector, says Paul Chodas, an asteroid tracker at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

From Nature

We similarly understood the physics of orbital and translunar flight; we just had to master them.

From Time