"lunate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lunate [comparative], most lunate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lūnātus||crescent-shaped}} Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)
  1. Shaped like a crescent.
    Sense id: en-lunate-en-adj-g5oZ5VDf

Noun

Forms: lunates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lūnātus||crescent-shaped}} Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunate (plural lunates)
  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
    Sense id: en-lunate-en-noun-pXCR6tA9 Categories (other): Archaeology Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (anatomy) The lunate bone
    Sense id: en-lunate-en-noun-h0ppzlM3 Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 78 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 13 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 11 86 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lunated, lunate bone, lunate sigma

Inflected forms

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