adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a crescent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a lunate beak
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
lunate
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/ˈluːneɪt/
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rhymes with -uːneɪt
noun
Meaning 2
A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The lunate bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
resembling the new moon in shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1777; borrowed from Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).