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Meaning of "lacunae" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LACUNAE

lacunae  [ləˈkjuːnəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACUNAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lacunae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LACUNAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lacuna

Lacuna may refer to: ▪ Lacuna, a missing section of text ▪ Lacuna, an extended silence in a piece of music ▪ Lacuna, a lexical gap in a language ▪ Lacuna, the lack of a law or legal source addressing a situation ▪ Lacuna, a small space containing an osteocyte in bone or chondrocyte in cartilage ▪ Lacuna, a fictional Marvel Comics superhero ▪ The Lacuna, a 2009 novel by Barbara Kingsolver ▪ Lacuna, Inc., a fictional company in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ▪ Lacuna, a character in Xanth by Piers Anthony ▪ Lacunary function, in mathematics ▪ Jessie Lacuna, a Filipino swimmer ▪ Lacuna, a 2012 film...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACUNAE


bananas
bəˈnɑːnəz
confectioner´s
kənˈfɛkʃənəz
Connors
ˈkɒnəz
dry-cleaner´s
ˌdraɪˈkliːnəz
frighteners
ˈfraɪtnəz
Guianas
ɡɪˈɑːnəz
honeymooners
ˈhʌnɪˌmuːnəz
honors
ˈɒnəz
honours
ˈɒnəz
manners
ˈmænəz
mismanners
ˌmɪsˈmænəz
partners
ˈpɑːtnəz
pufftaloonas
ˌpʌftəˈluːnəz
stationer´s
ˈsteɪʃənəz
trainers
ˈtreɪnəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACUNAE

lactoflavin
lactogenic
lactoglobulin
lactometer
lactone
lactonic
lactoprotein
lactoscope
lactose
lactosuria
lacuna
lacunal
lacunar
lacunaria
lacunary
lacunate
lacune
lacunose
lacunosity
lacustrine

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACUNAE

alumnae
antennae
Camenae
Cannae
carinae
coronae
dramatis personae
faunae
gynae
ichthyofaunae
kanae
laminae
microfaunae
minae
Mycenae
nae
personae
piscifaunae
retinae
venae

Synonyms and antonyms of lacunae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LACUNAE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lacunae» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lacunae
blank · break · gap · hiatus · omission · space · void

Translation of «lacunae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACUNAE

Find out the translation of lacunae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lacunae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lacunae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漏洞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lagunas
570 millions of speakers

English

lacunae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खामियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثغرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лакуны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lacunas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lacunae
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lacunes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lacunae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小腔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lacunae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lacunae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khiếm khuyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lacunae
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boşluklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lacune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лакуни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lacune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κενά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leemtes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luckor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lakuner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lacunae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACUNAE»

The term «lacunae» is regularly used and occupies the 71.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACUNAE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lacunae» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lacunae» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lacunae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACUNAE»

Discover the use of lacunae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lacunae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lacunae-based Stabilization of PMLs
discretization. In Figure 3.9, we compare the error profiles for the pure lacunae case and for the lacunae+PML case on four grids. -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 PML+lacunae pure lacunae ...
Heydar Qasimov, 2008
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The Psychoanalysis of Science: The Role of Metaphor, ...
By systematically deconstructing and analysing scientific texts for irrational unconscious motivations, new scientific associations can be produced.
Yehoyakim Stein, 2005
3
Elephant Rocks
Sometimes gaudily ornamental, sometimes Shaker-plain, here is verse that is compact on the page and expansive in the mind. Elephant Rocks, Kay Ryan's third book of verse, shows a virtuoso practitioner at the top of her form.
Kay Ryan, 1997
4
Comparative Stylistics of French and English: A Methodology ...
2.2.1.5 Lacunae Since the available linguistic expression forms never quite exhaust the potential items to be named, it is not surprising that they are rarely the same in both languages. Each source language has its gaps, which are not ...
Jean-Paul Vinay, Jean Darbelnet, Juan C. Sager, 1995
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Digital Heritage: Third International Euro-Mediterranean ...
As such, it suggests a classification on the level of asymmetry on lacunae size. In the artwork it is noticeable that the regions of lacunae over earth pigments have the largest difference and those of red drape (both light and dark) are very ...
Marinos Ioannides, Dieter Fellner, Andreas Georgopoulos, 2010
6
Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Histological ...
Lacunae from same section. Fig. 4. Vertical section of rib of Python tigris. Fig. 5. Three lacunae, more highly magnified. Fig. 6. Transverse section of the femur of Crocodilus biporcatus. Fig. 7. A portion of the same, more highly magnified, a.
Royal College of Surgeons of England. Museum, John Quekett, 1855
7
Bone Formation
Osteocyte lacunae are shaped like flattened ellipsoids [75]. Theoretically, strain will be concentrated immediately adjacent to an ellipsoidal void. The strain concentrations for osteocyte lacunae are not great if the strain direction aligns with the ...
Felix Bronner, Mary C. Farach-Carson, Mary Farach-Carson, 2003
8
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Dorland. Blood vessels haversian canal Lacunae containing osteocytes Lamina Lamina Continued A B Vestibular fold Cricoid cartilage (cut). n Bone lacunae in the shaft of a long bone. (A), Cross section showing an osteon. (B), Diagram of a  ...
Dorland, 2011
9
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary32: Dorland's ...
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary Dorland. Blood vessels haversian canal Lacunae containing osteocytes Lamina. n Bone lacunae in the shaft of a long bone. (A), Cross section showing an osteon. (B), Diagram of a longitudinal section.
Dorland, 2011
10
Fish Ecotoxicology
Bile Preductular Epithelial Cells Hepatocytes Gray Hatched Areas = Lacunae White Areas = Hepatic Tubules Perisinusoidal Macrophage Figure 5. Drawing of hepatic tubules and lacunae (gray areas). Cell types as indicated by labels.
Thomas Braunbeck, David E. Hinton, Bruno Streit, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACUNAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lacunae is used in the context of the following news items.
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Universities told to cap PhDs and check plagiarism - University …
... plug lacunae in research. The University Grants Commission will also ask all universities to use anti-plagiarism software to ensure that thesis ... «University World News, Jul 15»
2
Why Netanyahu deserves credit for Iran nuclear deal - Diplomacy …
As for the Israel Defense Forces top brass and the intelligence community, although they are fully aware of the lacunae and the possible risks, ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Prasar Bharati Channels Soon on Cellphones, Tabs
Sircar said the new analogue structure would help improve the image of DD channels, “There was a huge lacunae in understanding the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
'Take Steps to Reassure Investors' - The New Indian Express
His comments point to the lacunae referred to recently by Steffen Berns, India unit head of German Auto component giant Bosch, who criticised ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Scaling down of breakfast menu - The Hindu
The scrapping had more to do with lacunae in the supply chain management than a lack of positives. In fact, an Evaluation Study Report in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Sammy McLarty, guest columnist: Judging the Constitution by whim …
... new rights in the Constitution, “if not in its explicit provisions, then at least its 'emanations, penumbras or lacunae (Griswold v. Connecticut).' ”. «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
7
Smart city wouldn't be reality if children not safe: Rijiju
The report also pointed out lacunae in the area of education. While Census 2011 showed that child population (0-18 years) increased by 12.8 ... «Web India, Jul 15»
8
SIT tells CBI about lacunae in STF probe | Free Press Journal
The SIT has also told the CBI about the lacunae in STF probe. SIT also gave information to CBI about the instructions given by it to STF, which ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
9
KIMS suspends three nurses
Meanwhile, hospital authorities denied any lacunae on their part and pointed out that it was only incidental that the deaths took place on the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Concurrent audit guidelines for banks revised | Business Standard …
They should review the effectiveness of the system once in a year and correct the lacunae in the implementation. The concurrent audit at ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lacunae [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lacunae>. Apr 2024 ».
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