luna, luni-, lun-, lunu- +

The point in the orbit of a spacecraft circling the moon when it is farthest from the moon's center.

1. Revolving or rotating around the moon.
2. Surrounding the moon.

Lying or situated between the earth and the moon.

1. A half-moon, a crescent.
2. Crescent-shaped; semilunar.
3. A crescent-shaped cell; such as, one of the serous cells of the submandibular salivary gland.

Moonless, without moonlight.

Pertaining to the period between the old and new moon during which the moon is not visible from the earth.

The period between the old and new moon.

1. An offensive term that deliberately insults someone's intelligence and ability to act rationally.
2. Someone who behaves in an eccentric or thoughtless way.
3. A shortening, informal, and altered version of lunatic.

1. A personified reference to the moon.
2. When capitalized, Luna refers to the Roman goddess of the moon. The Greek equivalent is Selene.

The lunar lowlands (the dark-colored regions as seen from the earth).

1. The condition of being a lunatic; intermittent insanity such as was formerly supposed to be brought about by the changes of the moon; now applied generally to any form of insanity (idiocy is usually excepted).

In legal use, such mental unsoundness that interferes with civil rights or transactions. Also, a fit or attack of such insanity.

2. It is now considered an offensive term for any psychiatric disorder that rendered patients legally incompetent and required them to be taken into care.

This term was supposedly never used by physicians in medical or psychiatric contexts.

3. Now, it is considered to be an unintelligent, inconsiderate, or misguided behavior, or an example of it.
4. A foolish act.

A kind of somnambulism (sleep walking) supposedly as a result of the moon's influence.

1. A reference to the moon.
2. Of or belonging to the moon; situated in the moon; formerly, often influenced by or dependent upon the moon, or supposed to be so.
3. Relating to a moon or its movement around a planet, especially the moon in relation to the earth.
4. A reference to something that is used in space travel or anything used on the moon.
5. Like the moon; specificaly, pale, pallid; or round or crescent-shaped.
6. Like the moon; specifically, pale, pallid; or round or crescent-shaped.
7. In mythology and science fiction, an inhabitant of the moon.

1. Inhabiting the moon.
2. Someone who observes or describes the moon; such as, anyone who used the lunar method in finding longitude.
3. Someone who observes or describes the moon.

The lunar uplands (the light-colored regions as seen from the earth) or the rocks that make up the bright portions of the lunar surface.