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lunate

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Shaped like a crescent.

Pronunciation

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loonuht

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ˈlunət

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Shaped like a crescent.

noun

  1. archaeology

    A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.

  2. anatomy

    The lunate bone.

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Shaped / small

lunate surface

Lunate

lunate bone

Other combinations

lunate sulcuslunate dislocationlunate facetlunate fossalunate tail

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Word family

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  • lunaticnounDerived noun

    An insane person.

Compound terms

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  • lunate bonenounCompound term

    One of the eight small wrist bones.

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Synonyms

adjective

Sense: shaped like a crescent

crescentsemilunar

noun

Sense: small stone artifact or probably an arrowhead

semilunarTechnical

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