lune

[loon]

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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

First recorded in 1695–1705, lune is from the Latin word lūna moon

lune

[loon]

noun Falconry.

a line for securing a hawk.

Origin of lune

1425–75; late Middle English, variant of loyn < Middle French loigne longe

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Related Words for lune

curve, bow, meniscus, sickle, half-moon, demilune, lune

Examples from the Web for lune

Historical Examples of lune

The artist turns with reluctance from the banks of the Lune and the Duddon.
Lancashire
Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
In the Vale of the Lune the Danes have left numerous traces.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire
S. W. Partington
Looming on the west are the wild highlands of Lune and Stainmore forests.
The Rivers and Streams of England
A.G. Bradley
Indeed, up to 1836, it was the only spire which could be found between the Ribble and the Lune.
Our Churches and Chapels
Atticus
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 Geometry
David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for lune

lune

noun

1. a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere
2. a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles
something shaped like a crescent
RC Church another word for lunette (def. 6)

Word Origin for lune

C18: from Latin lūna moon

lune

noun

falconry a leash for hawks or falcons

Word Origin for lune

C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long 1

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Word Origin and History for lune

figure formed by two arcs of circles, 1704, from Latin luna "moon; crescent-shaped badge" (see luna).