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• lune — figure formed by two arcs of circles, 1704, from L. luna moon; crescent shaped badge (see LUNA (Cf. luna)) …   Etymology dictionary

• lune — lune1 [lo͞on] n. [Fr < L luna, the moon: see LIGHT1] a crescent shaped figure on a plane or spherical surface lune2 [lo͞on] n. [var. of loyn < OFr loigne < ML longia < L longus, LONG1] a leash for a hawk …   English World dictionary

• Lune (mathematics) — In geometry, a lune is either of two figures, both shaped roughly like a crescent Moon. The word lune derives from luna, the Latin word for Moon. Contents 1 Plane geometry 2 Spherical geometry 3 Lune of Hippocrates …   Wikipedia

• lune — lune1 /loohn/, n. 1. anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon. 2. a crescent shaped figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a plane or a spherical surface. [1695 1705; < L luna moon] lune2 /loohn/, n. Falconry. a line for securing… …   Universalium

• lune — I. /lun/ (say loohn) noun 1. anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon. 2. a crescent shaped plane figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a plane or a spherical surface. 3. Roman Catholic Church → lunette (def. 6). {French, from… …  

• lune — noun /luːn/ a) A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles. These dangerous, unsafe lunes i the king. b) anything crescent shaped , 1984, What he …   Wiktionary

• lune — [lu:n] noun a crescent shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two arcs intersecting at two points. Origin C18: from Fr., from L. luna moon …   English new terms dictionary

• lune — [[t]lun[/t]] n. math. a crescent shaped figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a flat or spherical surface • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L lūna moon …   From formal English to slang

• LUNE — n. Geom. a crescent shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two arcs intersecting at two points. Etymology: F f. L luna moon …   Useful english dictionary

• dem|i|lune — «DEHM ee loon», noun. 1. a half moon; crescent. 2. a triangular shaped structure set at the entrance to a fortification or between two bastions; ravelin. ╂[< French demilune] …   Useful english dictionary

• lunate — /ˈluneɪt/ (say loohnayt) adjective Also, lunated. 1. crescent shaped. –noun 2. Anatomy a crescent shaped bone in the proximal row of the carpus. {Latin lūnātus} …