
Meaning of LUNATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'looneyt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] resembling the new moon in shape |
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LUNATE is a 6 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | bicephalous, crescent(a), crescent-shaped, rounded, semilunar |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lu"nate\, Lunated \Lu"na*ted\, a. [L. lunatus
crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr.
luna the moon.]
Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated
cross. --Gray.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Crescent-shaped. |
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