Lunar-orbiter
noun, U.S. Aerospace.
1.
one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
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[loo-ner-skeyp] /ˈlu nərˌskeɪp/ noun 1. the landscape of the moon. 2. a rugged, barren landscape similar to that of the moon. 3. a representation of the moon’s landscape.
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noun 1. (def 4a). noun 1. See year (sense 6)
- Lunate
[loo-neyt] /ˈlu neɪt/ adjective 1. Also, lunated. being in the shape of a ; crescent-shaped. noun 2. Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus. 3. a crescent-shaped, microlithic artifact mounted in a haft to form a composite tool, mostly Mesolithic in origin. /ˈluːneɪt/ adjective 1. […]
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lunate bone n. The second of three bones forming the proximal row of bones in the wrist between the scaphoid and triquetrum bones and articulating with the radius, scaphoid, triquetrum, hamate, and capitate bones. Also called semilunar bone.