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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Day :: Day (n.) The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day
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..
Lunar :: Lunar (a.) Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month..
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..
Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) The herb lunary or honesty. See Honesty.
Interlunar :: Interlunar (a.) Alt. of Interlunar.
Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..
Lunary :: Lunary (a.) Lunar.
Sublunary :: Sublunary (a.) Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly..
Supermaterial :: Superlunary (a.) Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed to sublunary.
Semilunary :: Semilunary (a.) Semilunar.
Intermedium :: Intermedium (n.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals..
Ganza :: Ganza (n.) A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world..
Scapholunar :: Scapholunar (n.) The scapholunar bone.
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
Semilunate :: Semilunate (a.) Semilunar.
Semilunar :: Semilunar (a.) Shaped like a half moon.
Dial :: Dial (n.) An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical..
Subluxation :: Sublunary (n.) Any worldly thing.
Neomenia :: Neomenia (n.) The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
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