lacunar

[ luh-kyoo-ner ]

/ ləˈkyu nər /

noun, plural la·cu·nars, lac·u·nar·i·a [lak-yuh-nair-ee-uh] /ˌlæk yəˈnɛər i ə/.

Architecture.

a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer(def 4).

adjective

Nearby words

lactotropin, lactovegetarian, lacuna, lacuna magna, lacunal, lacunar, lacunar amnesia, lacunar ligament, lacunary, lacunose, lacunule

Origin of lacunar

First recorded in 1690–1700; lacun(a) + -ar¹

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Examples from the Web for lacunar

Non ebur neque aureum / Mea renidet in domo 20 lacunar—In my dwelling no ivory gleams, nor fretted roof covered with gold.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
In many instances the parenchymatous inflammation is a direct extension of the lacunar inflammation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Fragment of lacunar, from a ceiling, with two panels in low relief.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
A mere lack of use of bones may also lead to a certain amount of atrophy from lacunar resorption.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

The deposit in follicular or lacunar tonsillitis or angina is pulpy and not membraniform.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lacunar

lacunar

/ (ləˈkjuːnə) /

noun plural lacunars or lacunaria (ˌlækjʊˈnɛərɪə)

Also called: lequear a ceiling, soffit, or vault having coffers

another name for coffer (def. 3)

adjective

of, relating to, or containing a lacuna or lacunas

Word Origin for lacunar

C17: from Latin lacūnar panelled ceiling, from lacūna cavity; see lacuna

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Medicine definitions for lacunar

lacunar

[ lə-kyōō′nər ]

adj.

Of or relating to a lacuna; lacunal.

Of or relating to a temporary absence of manifestation of a symptom.