semilunar

American  

[sem-ee-loo-ner, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈlu nər, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. shaped like a half-moon; crescent.

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semilunar British  

/ ˌsɛmɪˈluːnə /

adjective

1. shaped like a crescent or half-moon

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Other Word Forms

• presemilunar adjective

Etymology

Origin of semilunar

First recorded in 1590–1600; semi- + lunar

Example Sentences

For determination of lunar timing differences when comparing lunar with semilunar rhythms see Supplementary Note 6.

From Nature

So they went in procession along the bright and slippery corridor, dimly lighted by the semilunar top of the window which rose above the closed shutter: it was really quite solemn.

From Project Gutenberg

Py�mic ophthalmia has been observed somewhat frequently in puerperal cases, especially when preceded by endocarditis, with deposits on the semilunar or mitral valves.

From Project Gutenberg

The shape was semilunar, crescentic or approximately that of the sector of a circle.

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The bones of the carpus are seven in number, the scaphoid and the semilunar being fused together.

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