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# lunar

«lunar» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with the Moon** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (lunar)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lunar means to do with the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#m1)

2) A lunar month is about 29 and a half days, from one new moon to the next. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#m2)

3) A lunar eclipse is when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and space lessons, lunar phases are the Moon's changing shapes, the lunar surface has craters and dust, and lunar landings brought astronauts to the Moon (Apollo 11 was the first). In calendars, the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) follows the Moon. Phrases: lunar eclipse, lunar module, lunar surface, lunar cycle, Lunar New Year, lunar landing.

### examples

- The astronauts walked on the lunar surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x1)
- A lunar eclipse happens when Earth blocks sunlight from the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x2)
- We celebrated Lunar New Year with dumplings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x3)
- The lunar module landed safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x4)
- Lunar rocks were brought back to Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x5)
- A lunar cycle takes about 29 and a half days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x6)
- Some calendars are lunar; they follow the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x7)
- A lunar eclipse is safe to look at. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/#x8)

### note

Adjective only. Lunar = Moon; solar = Sun; stellar = stars. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is safe to watch with your eyes.

### In the corpora

- [Some grandparents also count birthdays by the lunar calendar, which falls on a different Western date each year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays/15/)
- [Festivals like Diwali, Eid, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year are interesting to learn about, and wishing people well is friendly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/16/)
- [Classmates may celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Eid, Hanukkah or Lunar New Year, and every family's traditions deserve the same respect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/265-holidays-of-the-region/3/)
- [When classmates celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Eid, Hanukkah or Lunar New Year, you are respectful of their traditions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/265-holidays-of-the-region/15/)
- [In a lunar eclipse the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/8-eclipses/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lunar» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunar/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.