lacunar

[luh-kyoo-ner]

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

lacunal.

Origin of lacunar

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

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Examples from the Web for lacunar

Historical Examples of lacunar

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

British Dictionary definitions for lacunar

lacunar

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.