ˈlünə(r), -ˌnär, -ˌnȧ(r adjective
Etymology: Latin lunaris, from luna moon + -aris -ar; akin to Old Slavic luna moon, Middle Irish lūan moon, Latin lucēre to shine — more at light
1.
a. : of, taking place on, or relating to the moon
lunar craters
a direct lunar hit — Edwin Diamond
: resembling the surface of the moon
the odd lunar landscape of the great glacier — John Hunt
his imagery is cold and lunar , shadows on sand — Kathleen Raine
b. : orbed , crescent , lunate
who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns — Alexander Pope
c. : measured by the moon's revolutions
lunar month
2.
[ luna (I) + -ar ]
: relating to or containing silver