solunar

[ soh-loo-ner, so- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:

   The newspaper gives a solunar table each week for hunters and fishermen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solunar¹

Blend of solar ¹ and lunar

Example Sentences

The word "solunar" was coined by Knight from the Latin names for sun and moon.

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The solunar tables chart the times of day when everything starts to hum.

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The best solunar times vary with the longitude as well as the day, so Knight compiles different weekly tables for each of the newspapers.

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Knight's solunar theory is a "scientific adaptation" of an old fisherman's rule-of-thumb known as "moon up, moon down."

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Fishermen and hunters who follow the solunar tables, says Knight, will have the best luck�other things being equal.

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