lune
1[loon]
noun
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
a crescent-shaped figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a plane or a spherical surface.
Origin of lune
1First recorded in 1695–1705, lune is from the Latin word lūna moon
lune
2[loon]
noun Falconry.
Origin of lune
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Historical Examples of lune
The artist turns with reluctance from the banks of the Lune and the Duddon.
LancashireLeo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
In the Vale of the Lune the Danes have left numerous traces.
The Danes in Lancashire and YorkshireS. W. Partington
Looming on the west are the wild highlands of Lune and Stainmore forests.
The Rivers and Streams of EnglandA.G. Bradley
Indeed, up to 1836, it was the only spire which could be found between the Ribble and the Lune.
Our Churches and ChapelsAtticus
The area of a spherical triangle is equal to the area of a lune whose angle is half the triangle's spherical excess.
The Teaching of GeometryDavid Eugene Smith
lune
1noun
Word Origin for lune
C18: from Latin lūna moon
lune
2noun
Word Origin for lune
C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long 1
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