lacunar

[ luh-kyoo-ner ]

noun

, plural la·cu·nars, lac·u·nar·i·a [lak-y, uh, -, nair, -ee-, uh].

1. Architecture.
   1. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
   2. coffer ( def 4 ).

adjective

1. lacunal.

lacunar

/ ləˈkjuːnə /

noun

1. Also calledlequear a ceiling, soffit, or vault having coffers
2. See coffer
   another name for coffer

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing a lacuna or lacunas

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacunar¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; lacun(a) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacunar¹

C17: from Latin lacūnar panelled ceiling, from lacūna cavity; see lacuna

Example Sentences

This should be termed lacunar tonsillitis, as suggested by Wagner.

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Non ebur neque aureum / Mea renidet in domo 20 lacunar—In my dwelling no ivory gleams, nor fretted roof covered with gold.

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There are engravings of them in a work called Lacunar Strevelinense.

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In many instances the parenchymatous inflammation is a direct extension of the lacunar inflammation.

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The deposit in follicular or lacunar tonsillitis or angina is pulpy and not membraniform.

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