demilune

n. 半月形堡垒 [医] 半月体, 新月[细胞], 新月形的

发音

UK /ˈdɛmɪluːn/

词形变化

demilunes 复数 demilunes

别名

demi-lune

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.

    建筑 政治 军事
  2. 2.

    A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

    生物
adj.
  1. 1.

    In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.

    建筑

词源

Borrowed from French demi-lune.

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