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Meaning of "lunette" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUNETTE

From French: crescent, from lune moon, from Latin lūna.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUNETTE

lunette  [luːˈnɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNETTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lunette 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 LUNETTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lunette

Lunette

In architecture, a lunette is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-headed arch, the space within the arch above the door, masonry or glass, is a lunette. If the door is a major access, and the lunette above is massive and deeply set, it may be called a tympanum. The term is usefully employed to describe the section of interior wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. A system of intersecting vaults produces lunettes on the wall surfaces above a cornice. The lunettes in the structure of the Sistine Chapel inspired Michelangelo to come up with inventive compositions for the spaces. In neoclassical architecture of Robert Adam and his French contemporaries, like Ange-Jacques Gabriel, a favorite scheme set a series of windows within shallow blind arches. The lunettes above lent themselves to radiating motifs: a sunburst of bellflower husks, radiating fluting, a low vase of flowers, etc.

Definition of lunette in the English dictionary

The first definition of lunette in the dictionary is anything that is shaped like a crescent. Other definition of lunette is an oval or circular opening to admit light in a dome. Lunette is also a semicircular panel containing a window, mural, or sculpture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUNETTE


bassinet
ˌbæsɪˈnɛt
benet
bɪˈnɛt
brunet
bruːˈnɛt
brunette
bruːˈnɛt
Burnett
bɜːˈnɛt
clarinet
ˌklærɪˈnɛt
Compton-Burnett
ˈkɒmptənbɜːˈnɛt
cornett
kɔːˈnɛt
cunette
kuːˈnɛt
denet
diːˈnɛt
dinette
daɪˈnɛt
jeanette
dʒæˈnɛt
Kabinett
ˌkæbɪˈnɛt
kitchenette
ˌkɪtʃɪˈnɛt
luncheonette
ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt
maisonette
ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt
marionette
ˌmærɪəˈnɛt
martinet
ˌmɑːtɪˈnɛt
minette
mɪˈnɛt
nonet
nɒˈnɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUNETTE

luncher
lunchmeat
lunchpail
lunchroom
lunchtime
Lund
Lundy
Lundy´s Lane
lune
lunet
lung
lung cancer
lung specialist
lung transplant
Lung-chi
lungan
lunge
lungee
lunger
lungfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUNETTE

Antoinette
balconette
chansonette
etiquette
genette
kitchen-dinette
lorgnette
maisonnette
Marie Antoinette
midinette
mignonette
pianette
reinette
satinette
serinette
sermonette
stockinette
tonette
vignette
wagonette
Wynette

Synonyms and antonyms of lunette in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lunette» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUNETTE

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

Translator English - Chinese

半月形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luneta
570 millions of speakers

English

lunette
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागल मनुष्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نظارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

люнет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luneta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lunette
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lunette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lunet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lünette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リュネット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lunette
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunette
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lổ máy chém
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீருக்கு அடியில் நீந்தும் போது அணியப்படும் கண்ணாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Lunette
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hilâl şeklindeki aralık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lunetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luneta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

люнет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luneta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τύμπανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogklep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lunette
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lunette
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lunette

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNETTE»

The term «lunette» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNETTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lunette» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lunette» 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 lunette

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNETTE»

Discover the use of lunette in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lunette and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mervelous Signals: Poetics and Sign Theory in the Middle Ages
Lunette is in some ways comparable to Alain's Nature. However, as a moon figure, Lunette's light or san is reflected light, and her main function in Yvain is to reflect or engender images in the desiring minds of those whom she serves.
Eugene Vance, 1989
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Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, ...
When the lake basin is filled by fresh and deep water, the quartz sand lunette is formed by deflation of sands on the relatively high energy beaches [6, 8]. A modern analogue of formation processes of sandy lunette has recently been reported ...
Zhonghu Zhang, 1997
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Attraction Du Poisson Par La Lumiere
Utilisez une lunette de calfat, construite avec un seau ou un baquet équipé d'un fond de verre (figure 57). Vous pouvez construire une lunette de calfat en achetant chez un vitrier une vitre épaisse et en réalisant un joint bien étanche au fond ...
BenYami, M., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Pichovich, A., 1990
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*Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des ...
D, le trou du boulou d'arrêt. Е, la queue. 3. Lunette circulaire. A , le trou du boulon . 4. Boulon de milieu. A, la tête. B, la vis à écrou. ç. Boulon d'arrét. A, ,la tête. B, la vis à écrou. 6. Poupée poliérieure à lunette mobile. A, la роиpée, B, la lunette.
‎1775
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The Locust Messenger in Fitzgerald's Fit: Part II
Sometimes, my mom would walk with Lunette with her arm wrapped around Lunette and Lunette's arm would be around her. If I didn't walk close enough to her hand would also get out of control. A few special ladies had been targeted by  ...
Diane Gibbs, 2008
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Film Before Griffith
J. B. Morris' show of wonders, including the CIEMTOGRAPH [sic] and "Lunette," the flying lady is an amusement that appeals to everyone, particularly to women and children. The Cinematographe portrays all the famous moving pictures of ...
John L. Fell, 1983
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The 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History
2ND. TEXAS. LUNETTE. Shortly after the attack on the Railroad Redoubt began, A.J. Smith's division (Benton's and Burbridge's brigades) assaulted the well- entrenched but thin Confederate line just north of the railroad and made it to the wall ...
David Williamson, 2011
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Inventory of the Objects forming the Collections of the ...
LUNETTE, containing a painting; Subject, the Almighty dividing Light from Darkness. Genesis, chap. 1, v. 4. (No. 1. on the ceiling of the first arcade of the Loggia).-The execution of this (1'. e. the original) picture from Rafl'aelle's design),  ...
Victoria and Albert Museum, 1859
9
Popular Science
NEW FRENCH GLASSES LET YOU SEE FISH SURFACE OF Same view with Lunette Classes New "Private Eye" CONFIDENTIAL TAPE RECORDER Announcing World-Famous NATIONAL RADIO INSTITUTE'S Completely New ...
10
American Civil War Fortifications (3): The Mississippi and ...
Manned by the 21st Louisiana Infantry, Hebert's brigade, towards its center was a large lunette behind which was a curtain wall. Linked at its right by a parapet with parallel curtain wall was an irregular lunette. At the extreme left end of the ...
Ron Field, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNETTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lunette is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plaster, paint fall from historic Capitol Rotunda dome | PennLive.com
The problematic lunette areas, he said, were discovered about four years ago during the last dome roofing project. Craig said the areas of the ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Charlize Theron, Caitlyn Jenner, and the Eternal Recurrence of the …
Charlize Theron, Caitlyn Jenner, and the Eternal Recurrence of the Same. By Lunette Warren. I am not a thought leader. I am not qualified to ... «Thought Leader, Jul 15»
3
Lunette Sorrell Vaughan
Lunette Sorrell Vaughan, 84, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Transitions LifeCare Center (Hospice) in Raleigh, NC. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
4
La XJS, vilain petit Jaguar depuis 40 ans
Surtout, la retombée du toit, avec une prise d'air qui « mange » la vitre latérale et des arches encadrant la lunette arrière, ne fait pas l'unanimité ... «Le Monde, Jul 15»
5
Breguet — Only Watch 2015
Le calibre mécanique à remontage automatique 584Q/1 anime ici pour la première fois un boîtier en platine, équipé d'une lunette tournante ... «WorldTempus, Jul 15»
6
Bell & Ross — Only Watch 2015
Fidèle à cet esprit, la BR 01 Skull Bronze Tourbillon affiche un crâne barré par des ossements en croix dessinés par la lunette et les vis, ... «WorldTempus, Jul 15»
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CURT Bulks Up with More 2 1/2” Ball Mount Options
The 2 1/2” forged receiver mount pintle hook fits all standard lunette eyes with a 2 1/2” inside diameter and has a GTW capacity up to 20,000 lbs ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Sécurité / 102 terroristes neutralisés depuis janvier
... des fusils semi-automatiques de type Simonov (FSA), des fusils à lunette (FAL), des pistolets automatiques (PA) des fusils à pompe (FAP), ... «algerie-focus.com, Jul 15»
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M ETNZ
Cette nouvelle Seamaster est équipée d'une lunette unidirectionnelle en céramique noire (inrayable) et d'un chronographe dont les aiguilles ... «Montres-de-luxe.com, Jul 15»
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The knight-artist Lucas Garnier: the link between Caravaggio and …
For St John's, as already mentioned, he painted St Sebastian for the Chapel of Auvergne and a lunette entitled The Apparition of St Michael on ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»

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