lunate adjective & noun.
['lu:neɪt] L18.[Latin lunatus, from LUNA moon: see -ATE2.]A. adjective. Chiefly
Zoology &
Botany. Crescent-shaped;
spec. (
Anatomy) designating one of the bones of the wrist.
L18.b. noun. A small prehistoric crescent-shaped stone (usu. flint) artefact or implement.
M20. ■ lunated adjective (now
rare) =
LUNATE adjective L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲