lunate

/'lu:neit/

Thân thiện

The fossil contained a perfectly preserved lunate bone.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling the new moon in shape: Having a curved, crescent-like form similar to the thin, curved shape of the moon when it is new or in its first or last quarter.

Usage

• The word "lunate" is a specialized, often scientific or technical adjective used to describe objects, markings, or anatomical features that have a distinct crescent shape. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The artifact was a lunate blade, its curved edge finely chipped from flint.
  • Some species of coral have lunate markings on their shells.
  • In anatomy, the lunate bone in the wrist is named for its crescent-like shape.

Advanced Usage

• "Lunate fracture": A specific type of break in the lunate bone of the wrist.
  • The fall resulted in a painful lunate fracture.

Variants and Related Words

• Lunula (noun): A small crescent-shaped area, especially the pale half-moon at the base of a fingernail.
  • The lunula is the visible part of the nail matrix.
• Semilunar (adjective): Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped. This is a more common synonym in general and medical contexts.
  • The semilunar valves are in the heart.

Synonyms

• Crescent-shaped: Having the shape of a crescent.
• Crescentic: Another adjective meaning crescent-shaped.
• Falcate: Curved like a sickle; sickle-shaped.

Antonyms

• Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve.
• Linear: Arranged in or extending along a straight line.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling the new moon in shape

Từ đồng nghĩa

• crescent
• crescent-shaped
• semilunar