"cislunar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: cis-lunar [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English cis- English lunar English cislunar From cis- + lunar. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cis-|lunar|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cis- English lunar English cislunar From cis- + lunar. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cislunar (not comparable)
  1. Situated between the Earth and the Moon. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Situated below the orbit of the Moon, or equivalent distance from the Earth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cislunar-en-adj-v-OZcSqm Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cis-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cis-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sublunar Related terms: translunar

Alternative forms

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