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lunate
[ loo-neyt ]
noun
- Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- a crescent-shaped, microlithic artifact mounted in a haft to form a composite tool, mostly Mesolithic in origin.
lunate
/ ˈluːneɪt /
adjective
- anatomy botany shaped like a crescent
noun
- a crescent-shaped bone forming part of the wrist
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Other Words From
- lunate·ly adverb
- semi·lunate adjective
- semi·lunat·ed adjective
- sub·lunate adjective
- sub·lunat·ed adjective
- un·lunate adjective
- un·lunat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lunate1
C18: from Latin lūnātus crescent-shaped, from lūnāre, from lūna moon
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Example Sentences
Frustule elliptical; valve lunate, with straight ventral margin.
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Valve lunate, with acute ends; ventral margin straight; ventral side very narrow.
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Cl., to which as a variety Cleve unites Lewis' form, appears to resemble it only in the lunate marks.
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The chief distinction lies in the lunate tail, which has a keel on either side at base, as in the mackerels.
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It is of a narrow lunate form, highly convex, the disk destitute of sculpture, and the eyes prominent.
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