Lunar vs False - What's the difference?
lunar | false |
Of, or pertaining to, the Moon; moonly.
Crescent-shaped, lunate.
Resembling the moon; orbed.
Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties.
(alchemy) Of, or pertaining to, silver.
(astronomy) A lunar distance.
(anatomy) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between lunar and false
is that lunar is of, or pertaining to, the moon; moonly while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun lunar
is (astronomy) a lunar distance.lunar
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Adjective
(-)- lunar observations
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- lunar herbs
- (Francis Bacon)
Derived terms
* lunacy * lunate * lunar caustic * lunar cycle * lunar distance * lunar module * lunar month * lunar node * lunar observation * lunar orbit * lunar yearNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (bone) intermedium, semilunar (Webster 1913)Anagrams
* * ----false
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Adjective
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