lunette

[ loo-net ]

noun

1. any of various objects or spaces of crescentlike or semicircular outline or section.
2. Architecture. (in the plane of a wall) an area enframed by an arch or vault.
3. a painting, sculpture, or window filling such an area.
4. Fortification. a work consisting of a salient angle with two flanks and an open gorge.
5. Ordnance. a towing ring in the trail plate of a towed vehicle, as a gun carriage.
6. Ecclesiastical. Luna ( def 3 ).

lunette

/ luːˈnɛt /

noun

1. anything that is shaped like a crescent
2. an oval or circular opening to admit light in a dome
3. a semicircular panel containing a window, mural, or sculpture
4. a ring attached to a vehicle, into which a hook is inserted so that it can be towed
5. a type of fortification like a detached bastion
6. Also calledlune RC Church a case fitted with a bracket to hold the consecrated host

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunette¹

1570–80; < French, diminutive of lune moon < Latin lūna; -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunette¹

C16: from French: crescent, from lune moon, from Latin lūna

Example Sentences

"Now we know that cups made by Lunette, and probably other brands, are very resilient in the turbulence and microgravity of a rocket launch," she said.

From Salon

Though several companies competed to be in the team's tests, Lunette was selected based on its company ethos toward sustainability.

From Salon

They're currently hunting for companies and academic researchers they can partner up with, in order to get the Lunette cups onto the ISS.

From Salon

Entering beneath the lunette or peacock window, the oldest part of the historical structure, visitors find themselves in the sheltering canopy of the Palm House beneath the Conservatory’s central glass dome.

From Seattle Times

The cartoon lettering of “GUILD HOUSE”, the squat, thick column of polished granite that bisects the recessed entrance, the chain-link fencing on the balconies, the elongated lunette window beneath the flat roof: these are the details that create drama and surprise in otherwise “normal” contexts.

From The New Yorker