[1905–10; circum- + lunar]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, aspect ratio, cadre, jazz, personacircum- is a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” found in Latin loanwords, esp.derivatives of verbs that had the general senses “to encompass or surround” (circumference; circumjacent; circumstance) or “to go around” by the means or in the manner specified by the verb (circumnavigate; circumscribe)
Examples of 'circumlunar' in a sentence
circumlunar
That's nothing compared with the 52m he wants for his next offering, a circumlunar mission.