Definition of lunar

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Lunar (n.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium..

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Subluxation :: Sublunary (n.) Any worldly thing.
Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Paraselene :: Paraselene (n.) A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.
Tide :: Tide (prep.) The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of the latter being three times that of the former), acting unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth, thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth is accompanied
Sublunary :: Sublunar (a.) Alt. of Sublunar.
Lunar :: Lunar (a.) Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations..
Scapholunar :: Scapholunar (n.) The scapholunar bone.
Honesty :: Honesty (a.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty..
Superlunary :: Superlunar (a.) Alt. of Superlunar.
Semilunar :: Semilunar (a.) Shaped like a half moon.
Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..
Scapholunar :: Scapholunar (a.) Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus.
Supramaxillae :: Supralunary (a.) Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty..
Lunar :: Lunar (a.) Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar herbs..
Interlunar :: Interlunar (a.) Alt. of Interlunar.
Supralunary :: Supralunar (a.) Alt. of Supralunar.
Lunar :: Lunar (n.) A lunar distance.
Synodically :: Synodical (a.) Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the period between two successive conjunctions; extending from one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun, to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under Month); the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet..
Year :: Year (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissext
Epoch :: Epoch (n.) An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860..
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