lunar

lunaire

Qui concerne la Lune ou lui ressemble.

En anglais simple : Related to the Moon or looking like it.

• We watched a lunar eclipse.
• The astronauts collected rocks from the lunar surface.
• This calendar follows the lunar cycle.

Synonymes : lunarlike, lunary, moonish, moonlike

Expressions courantes : lunar eclipse, lunar surface, lunar landing

en croissant, semi-lunaire

Qui a la forme fine et courbe de la Lune au début ou à la fin de son cycle.

En anglais simple : Shaped like the thin, curved Moon seen near the start or end of its monthly cycle.

• The mark has a lunar shape.
• A narrow lunar outline curves around the edge.
• The drawing shows a lunar bone shaped like a crescent.

Synonymes : crescent-shaped, lunate

Expressions courantes : lunar shape, lunar outline, lunar mark