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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUMLUNAR

circumlunar  [ˌsɜːkəmˈluːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUMLUNAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circumlunar is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CIRCUMLUNAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

circumlunar

Circumlunar trajectory

A circumlunar trajectory, trans-lunar trajectory or lunar free return is a type of free return trajectory which takes a spacecraft from Earth, around the far side of the Moon, and back to Earth using only gravity once the initial trajectory is set.

Definition of circumlunar in the English dictionary

The definition of circumlunar in the dictionary is around or revolving around the moon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUMLUNAR


Buna
ˈbuːnə
calluna
kəˈluːnə
cislunar
sɪsˈluːnə
Fortuna
fɔːˈtjuːnə
interlunar
ˌɪntəˈluːnə
Kabloona
kəˈbluːnə
kuna
ˈkuːnə
laguna
ləˈɡuːnə
Luna
ˈluːnə
lunar
ˈluːnə
mezzaluna
ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə
Pampeluna
ˌpæmpəˈluːnə
plenilunar
ˌplɛnɪˈluːnə
Pune
ˈpuːnə
semilunar
ˌsɛmɪˈluːnə
solunar
sɒˈluːnə
sooner
ˈsuːnə
superlunar
ˌsuːpəˈluːnə
supralunar
ˌsuːprəˈluːnə
translunar
trænzˈluːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUMLUNAR

circumgyration
circumgyratory
circumincession
circuminsession
circumjacency
circumjacent
circumlittoral
circumlocute
circumlocution
circumlocutory
circummure
circumnavigable
circumnavigate
circumnavigation
circumnavigator
circumnutate
circumnutation
circumnutatory
circumpolar
circumpose

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUMLUNAR

acinar
cassumunar
columnar
denar
dinar
Donar
Gulf of Mannar
Gunnar
knar
lacunar
laminar
Mannar
minar
planar
proseminar
pulvinar
seminar
sonar
ulnar
webinar

Synonyms and antonyms of circumlunar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circumlunar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUMLUNAR

Find out the translation of circumlunar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circumlunar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circumlunar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绕月
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circunlunar
570 millions of speakers

English

circumlunar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

circumlunar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

circumlunar
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окололунную
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circunlunar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

circumlunar
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circumlunar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lingkaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

circumlunar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

circumlunar
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

circumlunar
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circumlunar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quay quanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

circumlunar
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्कलनेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

circumlunar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circumlunare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

circumlunar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окололунную
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumlunar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

circumlunar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Circumlunar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circumlunar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circumlunar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circumlunar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMLUNAR»

The term «circumlunar» is used very little and occupies the 174.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMLUNAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circumlunar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUMLUNAR»

Discover the use of circumlunar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circumlunar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and ...
THE ZOND CIRCUMLUNAR SERIES: 1967-1970 Campaign objectives: After the August 1964 government declaration that divided the work on the Soviet manned lunar program between Chelomey's Proton-launched circumlunar program ...
Wesley T. Huntress, JR., Mikhail Ya Marov, 2011
2
An Introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics
9.3 Circumlunar Trajectories The motion of a spacecraft in cislunar space is governed primarily by the gravitational fields of the earth and the moon. The effects of solar gravity and the perturbations arising from the nonspherical shape of the ...
Richard H. Battin, 1999
3
Human Spaceflight: Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
[not included] It should be pointed out, however, that these details are merely representative and may well be changed and redefined as the results of further studies become available. The design for an ultimate circumlunar flight will require ...
John M. Logsdon, 2008
4
Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics
AN ANALYSIS OF FREE RETURN CIRCUMLUNAR TRAJECTORIES Paul A. Penzoz'z TRW Space Technology Laboratories, Redondo Beach, Calif. Abstract An analysis of a special class of free—flight circumlunar trajectories is presented  ...
Victor Szebehely, 1964
5
Rockets and People, Volume III, Hot Days of the Cold War
On 25 October 1965, a new decree was issued stipulating that, for the first time, OKB-1 and OKB-52 — Korolev and Chelomey — through their combined efforts must solve the problem of a piloted circumlunar flight using the 7K spacecraft in 1  ...
Boris Evseevich Chertok
6
Space Flight: History, Technology, and Operations
Radiation, thermal, and gravitational data were gathered for the coming unmanned L1 circumlunar missions. Luna 11 and 12 orbiter missions were also launched successfully in 1966, providing Russian scientists with close-up images of the ...
Lance K. Erickson, 2010
7
Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human ...
As a part of their tracking capability the Chinese are able to control satellites in geosynchronous orbit, a more complex operation than a simple circumlunar mission. Furthermore, their tracking ships are already operational for worldwide ...
Erik Seedhouse, 2009
8
On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA ...
Table 2 Proposed Lunar and Deep Space Program, 1958 Payload Payload Launch Date Mission Weight (kg) Weight (kg) Vehicle Required Available 1960 * Aug. Circumlunar 159 230 Titan "' Oct. Two Mars flybys 122 135 Titan 1 961 * Jan .
Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, 2013
9
Foothold in the Heavens: The Seventies
So was their backup crew, Valeri Bykovsky and Nikolai Rukavishnikov. So too was Vitali Sevastyanov, the flight engineer of the Popovich crew, who is supposed to have written a letter to the Politburo to get permission to try a circumlunar shot ...
Ben Evans, 2010
10
Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
The second group,ofwhichIwascommander, was training for circumlunar missions in a modified version of Soyuz known asthe L1, or Zond, and also for lunarlanding missions in another modified Soyuzknownas the L3.Vasily Mishin's cautious ...
Alexei Leonov, David Scott, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCUMLUNAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term circumlunar is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Update: What Is the Going Rate and Timeline for Space Tourism?
Space Adventures is also currently working on circumlunar flight, where you will get to fly around the moon, something humans haven't done ... «TravelPulse, Jun 15»
2
Saturday Night Science: Rockets and People. Vol. 4
The Zond program used a modified Soyuz spacecraft launched on a Proton booster, intended to send two cosmonauts on a circumlunar ... «Ricochet.com, Apr 15»
3
Chinese Moon Probe Performs Sample-Return Tech Test in Lunar …
That mission also involved a successful test of a reentry capsule last November that parachuted to Earth after making a circumlunar journey. «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
4
Orion, SLS components undergo tests at Utah, Marshall Space …
The spacecraft will conduct a circumlunar flight around the Moon. Upon completion of the mission, the spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Mar 15»
5
NASA, Orbital ATK ready SLS five-segment booster for QM-1 test firing
This mission, named “Exploration Mission 1” or “EM-1”, will see Orion take an uncrewed circumlunar flight. This flight will utilize the 77-ton (70 ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Mar 15»
6
Insider Exclusive: First flight of SLS to prep for Moon / asteroid …
2018 and should see the 70 metric ton version of the rocket send Orion on a circumlunar trajectory. If the mission proceeds as currently planned ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Feb 15»
7
Chinese Spacecraft Returns to the Moon
Several months ago, China used the spacecraft to release a prototype sample-return capsule to the Earth after its initial, eight-day circumlunar ... «PC Magazine, Jan 15»
8
Chinese Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around the Moon
The service module from China's circumlunar test flight arrived in orbit around the moon this week, according to Chinese state media reports. «Space.com, Jan 15»
9
2015 Expected to be a Record-Breaking Year for Soyuz-2 Workhorse
They might still be able to do a manned circumlunar Zond-like flight in the near future if they saw a reason for doing so (they came very close to ... «Universe Today, Jan 15»
10
Apollo 8 spent Christmas Eve orbiting the moon
NASA opted for a circumlunar flight, allowing the Apollo 8 Command and Service Modules to be captured by lunar gravity. The trajectory called ... «The Denver Channel, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Circumlunar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/circumlunar>. May 2024 ».
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