lunate

a. 新月状的, 半月形的 [医] 月状的

发音

/ˈluːneɪt/

词形变化

lunates 复数 lunates more lunate 比较级 most lunate 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.

  2. 2.

    The lunate bone.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Shaped like a crescent.

    a lunate beak

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

crescent crescent-shaped semilunar

近义相关 1

rounded

相关短语

lunate bone [医] 月骨 lunate sigma lunate sigmas lunate bones

词源

First attested in 1777; borrowed from Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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