sublunar adjective & noun. [sʌb'lu:nǝ] E17.
[Late Latin sublunaris, formed as SUB- + LUNAR.]
A. adjective.
1. = SUBLUNARY adjective. Now rare. E17.

2. Navigation & Astronomy. Designating a point on the earth's surface which lies on a line joining the centre of the moon and the centre of the earth (i.e., at which the moon is vertically overhead). M20.
B. noun. = SUBLUNARY noun. Only in 17.

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