translunar
Americanadjective
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Aerospace, Astronomy. of or relating to the region of space extending beyond the moon's orbit.
adjective
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lying beyond the moon Compare cislunar
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unworldly or ethereal
Etymology
Origin of translunar
Example Sentences
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China isn’t ready for a translunar journey, but its space program is making patient and consistent progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
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
"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
It is the noble Platonic rising from the love of one beautiful person to the love of many beautiful persons; and from that onward, through translunar gradations, to the love of the supreme Beauty itself.
From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by Powys, John Cowper
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