lunate

Meaning

Adj

Shaped like a crescent.

Noun

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. The lunate bone.

Synonyms

semilunar

crescent

crescent-shaped

lunar

lunated

half moon-shaped

Translations

μηνοεδής

lunaire

yarımay şeklinde

Mond-

Mond…

ημισεληνοειδής

σεληνιακός

croissant

semilunaire

lunare

لانات

lunaris

lunair

sikkelvormig

maan-

Etymology

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