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Meaning of "lunule" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUNULE

lunule  [ˈluːnjuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lunule 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 LUNULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lunula

The word lunula means little moon and commonly refers to: ▪ Lunula, a Roman amulet worn by girls, the equivalent of the bulla worn by boys ▪ Lunula, the pale half-moon shape at the base of a fingernail ▪ Two round brackets and the text between them ▪ Gold lunula, a specific kind of archaeological solid collar or necklace from the Bronze Age or later ▪ The openings in the test of a sand dollar ▪ Calophasia lunula, a species of moth ▪ Chaetodon lunula, a species of butterflyfish...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUNULE


antennule
ænˈtɛnjuːl
capsule
ˈkæpsjuːl
cellule
ˈsɛljuːl
disseminule
dɪˈsɛmɪˌnjuːl
faunule
ˈfɔːnjuːl
gallinule
ˈɡælɪˌnjuːl
granule
ˈɡrænjuːl
module
ˈmɒdjuːl
molecule
ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
mule
mjuːl
pinnule
ˈpɪnjuːl
pulvinule
ˈpʌlvɪˌnjuːl
schedule
ˈʃɛdjuːl
spinule
ˈspaɪnjuːl
tulle
tjuːl
veinule
ˈveɪnjuːl
venule
ˈvɛnjuːl
you´ll
juːl
yule
juːl
zonule
ˈzɒnjuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUNULE

lungless
lungworm
lungwort
lunier
luniest
Lunik
luniness
lunisolar
lunitidal
lunitidal interval
lunk
lunker
lunkhead
lunt
lunula
lunulae
lunular
lunulate
lunulated
luny

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUNULE

ampoule
as a rule
bascule
boule
common gallinule
home rule
joule
minuscule
on schedule
pilule
poule
purple gallinule
reschedule
rule
the rule
Thule
time capsule
tule
vestibule
work-to-rule

Synonyms and antonyms of lunule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lunule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUNULE

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半月形
1,325 millions of speakers

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lunule
570 millions of speakers

English

lunule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lunule
380 millions of speakers
ar

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هليل
280 millions of speakers

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lunule
278 millions of speakers

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lunule
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lunule
260 millions of speakers

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lunule
220 millions of speakers

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Lunule
190 millions of speakers

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lunule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lunule
130 millions of speakers

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lunule
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunule
85 millions of speakers
vi

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lunule
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lunule
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लुनुल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lunule
70 millions of speakers

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lunule
65 millions of speakers

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lunule
50 millions of speakers

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lunule
40 millions of speakers

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lunule
30 millions of speakers
el

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lunule
15 millions of speakers
af

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lunule
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lunule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lunule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lunule

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNULE»

The term «lunule» is normally little used and occupies the 136.623 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNULE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNULE»

Discover the use of lunule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lunule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biology and Management of Rice Insects
376(374') Basal half of elytra with 2 pairs of parallel yellow stripes near sutural margins, base with a pair between humeri and margins near scutellum; humeri with a yellow band extended up to the apical lunule, sometimes interrupted along  ...
2
Cenozoic Echinoids of Eastern United States
deep, wide ambulacral notches and the posterior truncation slightly reentrant. The test is rather flat, thickest in the posterior interambulacrum, which is pierced by a very large ovate lunule. The apical system consists of a large five-pointed star ...
Charles Wythe Cooke, 1959
3
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Lunule deeply inset, the right part three times as large as the left; lunular groove trending downward and backward. Escutcheon well defined by the hinge- cord. Hinge rather low and short, with a straight ventral margin; nymph narrow, long; ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1992
4
Recreations in science and natural philosophy: Dr. Hutton's ...
if there be drawn any straight line whatever F 1, cutting off a portion of the lunule a E o A : that portion will still be squarable, and equal to the rectilineal triangle a h e right-angled at H. For it may be easily demonstrated, that the segment A E will ...
Jacques Ozanam, Jean Etienne Montucla, Charles Hutton, 1844
5
Recreations in mathematics and natural philosophy, ...
if there be drawn any straight line whatever r x, cutting off a portion of the lunule a i: c a : that portion will still be squarable, and equal to the rectilinear triangle a h K right-angled at X. For it may be easily demonstrated, that the segment A E will ...
Jacques Ozanam, Jean Étienne Montucla, Edward Riddle, 1840
6
Echinoderms: Munchen: Proceedings of the 11th International ...
6 thru 8 I-3, I-4, and I-5 The Interambulacral lengths measured along interradii from the margin of the peristome to the ambitus 9 and 10 ALL-IV and ALL-V The Ambulacral Lunule Lengths measured on the aboral surface 11 and 12 ALW-IV and ...
Thomas Heinzeller, James H. Nebelsick, 2005
7
Manual of Central American Diptera
34); eye normal (Figs. 12, 14–16); male lacking long fringe of hairs on hind margin of wing (Fig. 28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Lunule with at least three prominent setae, dorsal pair approximately twice size of ventral (Fig . 15) .
‎2010
8
A Revisionary Study of the Leaf-mining Flies (Agromyzidae) ...
Cerodontha Rondani - Third antennal segment without such spine, sometimes angulate or enlarged in male 2 2(l) Lunule broad, in form of semicircle (Fig. 233C ); or slightly higher but still broad (Fig. 233B); or costa ending at vein R 4+5 3 ...
Kenneth A. Spencer, 1981
9
A Student's Guide to the Seashore
Hinge line with cardinal teeth, sometimes lateral teeth. Heart-shaped region, the lunule, in front of beaks in all species described in this text. Adductor muscle scars roughly the same size. Pallial sinus present. 1 Inner margin of shell crenulate, ...
J. D. Fish, Susan Fish, 1996
10
The molluscan fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida
Phacoides (Cavilucina) recurrens Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 90, p. 138 (part; fig. excluded). Conrad described this species in 1841 as follows: Obovate, convex; with concentric lines and two or three distant concentric furrows; lunule profound.
Julia Anna Gardner, 1926

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lunule is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Read: Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta
Margolis then lists three fur hat types with “lunule” spectacles and no legend, followed by nine types with hat and legend B. FRANKLIN ... «CoinWeek, May 15»
2
Barbara Palvin livre ses secrets de beauté
Transparents et en forme de lunule, ils se collent sur le pli de la paupière pour la lifter. L'effet est épatant et reste invisible. « Comme pour des ... «Madame Figaro, Oct 14»
3
Did you know those banana strings had a name?
When you have perfect nails, as, by the way, Laura always did, that white part resembles a crescent moon. Its name is ''lunule'' and comes from ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Dec 13»
4
Kürti Gábor: Biciklisávot a Nagykörútra - kevesebb parkolóhely "riport"
Csaba Mátyás-Peti 1 year ago in reply to lunule. Szerintem nem bizonytalan - visszafogottnak visszafogott, de azzal nincs is gond, hogy nem ... «YouTube, Sep 13»
5
Case history: Nails tell a lot about person's health
According to Duff, discolouration of the lunule - the crescent-shaped whitish area at the base of the nail - can be scarring from injury or a sign of ... «South China Morning Post, Jan 13»
6
The Ultimate Flying Machine? BMW trims out business jet
... down-wash ambient lighting as well as the distinctive "Lunule" lights in the valance panels create an airy spacious feel when sunlight fades. «Autoblog, Jun 09»

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