English Explanatory Dictionary

Lunarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.
  2. A maritime navigator who uses the Moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock.
  3. A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Lunarian.

Pronunciation

/luːˈnɛəɹi.ən/ /luˈnɛɹi.ən/

Word forms

Lunarian Lunarians

Etymology

From the stem of Latin lūnāris (“of the moon, lunar”) + -ian. By surface analysis, Lunar + -ian.

Synonyms

Lunite Lunan Lunarite Selenian Selenite Moonman

Related words

lunar sublunarian
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