单词 | lunula |
释义 | lunula[ loo-nyuh-luh ] / ˈlu nyə lə / noun, plural lu·nu·lae [loo-nyuh-lee]. /ˈlu nyəˌli/.something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail. Also lu·nule [loo-nyool]. /ˈlu nyul/. Origin of lunulaFirst recorded in 1565–75; from Latin lūnula “crescent-shaped ornament,” literally “little moon,” equivalent to lūn(a) “moon” + -ula, feminine diminutive noun suffix; see -ule OTHER WORDS FROM lunulapseu·do·lu·nu·la, noun, plural pseu·do·lu·nu·lae.pseu·do·lu·nule, nounWords nearby lunulalunitidal interval, lunk, lunker, lunkhead, lunt, lunula, lunular, lunulate, luny, Luo, Luoravetlan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lunula
British Dictionary definitions for lunulalunula lunule (ˈluːnjuːl)/ (ˈluːnjʊlə) / noun plural -nulae (-njʊˌliː) or -nulesthe white crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernailNontechnical name: half-moon Word Origin for lunulaC16: from Latin: small moon, from lūna Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for lunulalunula [ lōōn′yə-lə ] n. pl. lu•nu•lae (-lē′)A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the proximal region at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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