English Words Starting With L

• lunar day

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized vocabulary)
  /ˌluː.nə ˈdeɪ/The time it takes for the Moon to complete one full rotation on its axis relative to the Sun, approximately 29.5 Earth days.
• lunar distance

  nounLow
  /ˈluː.nə ˈdɪs.təns/The distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• lunar eclipse

  nounMedium
  /ˌluː.nər ɪˈklɪps/The celestial event when Earth's shadow obscures the Moon.
• lunar excursion module

  nounVery Low
  /ˌluː.nər ɪkˈskɜː.ʒən ˌmɒd.juːl/The spacecraft component used in the Apollo program to land astronauts on the Moon's surface and return them to the command module in lunar orbit.
• lunar module

  nounC2
  /ˌluː.nə ˈmɒdʒ.uːl/The spacecraft designed to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to the orbiting command module during the Apollo missions.
• lunar month

  nounC1
  /ˌluː.nə ˈmʌnθ/A period of time corresponding to one complete cycle of the Moon's phases, approximately 29.5 days.
• lunar orbiter

  nounC1
  /ˌluː.nər ˈɔː.bɪ.tər/A spacecraft designed to orbit the Moon, typically for scientific observation, surveying, or serving as a relay station.
• lunar rainbow

  nounC1+
  /ˌluː.nə ˈreɪn.bəʊ/A rainbow produced by moonlight rather than sunlight.
• lunar rover

  nounLow (technical/historical)
  /ˌluː.nə ˈrəʊ.və(r)/A vehicle specifically designed to move across the surface of the Moon.
• lunar year

  nounlow
  /ˈluː.nə jɪə/A year based on the cycles of the moon, approximately 354 days, especially the traditional year used in the Chinese calendar and other lunisolar systems.
• lunarian

  nounRare / Technical
  /luːˈnɛːrɪən/An imagined or hypothetical inhabitant of the Moon.
• lunarscape

  nounRare
  /ˈluː.nə.skeɪp/The landscape or surface features of the Moon.
• lunate

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈluː.neɪt/Shaped like a crescent or half-moon.
• lunatic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈluːnətɪk/A person who is severely mentally ill (archaic/offensive); an extremely foolish or eccentric person.
• lunatic asylum

  nounLow
  /ˈluː.nə.tɪk əˈsaɪ.ləm/A dated term for a psychiatric hospital, specifically an institution for the confinement and care of people with severe mental illness.
• lunatic fringe

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈluːnətɪk frɪndʒ/A small group within a larger movement, organization, or belief system whose views are considered extreme, fanatical, or irrational.
• lunation

  nounVery Rare (Technical/Literary)
  /luːˈneɪ.ʃən/The time interval from one new moon to the next.
• lunch

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
  /lʌntʃ/The meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically around noon.
• lunch counter

  nounB2
  /ˈlʌntʃ ˌkaʊntə/a long, narrow counter in a diner, drugstore, or similar establishment where customers sit on stools to eat a quick meal, typically lunch.
• lunch hour

  nounB1
  /ˈlʌntʃ ˌaʊə(r)/The midday period, typically one hour, when people stop work or study to eat lunch.

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