Meanings
plural lunar modules
- US space program; space flight; US space program; space flightThe spacecraft used in the Apollo missions that was designed for the landing on the surface of the Moon; the lunar excursion module.
Synonyms: LEM, LM, lunar excursion module
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe spacecraft used in the Apollo missions that was designed for the landing on the surface of the Moon; the lunar excursion module.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 登月艙 /登月舱
- 登月艙 /登月舱 (dēngyuècāng)spacecraft
Estonian kuumoodul
- kuumoodulspacecraft
Finnish kuumoduuli
- kuumoduulispacecraft
French module lunaire
- module lunairespacecraft
Greek σεληνάκατος
- σεληνάκατος (selinákatos)spacecraft
Japanese 月着陸船
- 月着陸船 (tsuki ryakurikusen)spacecraft
Korean 달 착륙선
- 달 착륙선 (dal changnyukseon)spacecraft
Romanian modul lunar
- modul lunarspacecraft
Russian лу́нный мо́дуль
- лу́нный мо́дуль (lúnnyj módulʹ)spacecraft
Spanish módulo lunar
- módulo lunarspacecraft
Swedish månlandare
- månlandarespacecraft
Tagalog bulaning litsilid
- bulaning litsilidspacecraft
Turkish ay modülü, ay örümceği
- ay modülüspacecraft
- ay örümceğispacecraft
Cite this entry
lunar module. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20module
“lunar module.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20module. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunar module,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20module.
Source: lunar module on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.