Definitions for lunate

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lunate lu·nate

Spelling: [loo-neyt]

IPA: /ˈlu neɪt/

Lunate is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in lunate (aelntu).

Definitions for lunate

noun

1. Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
2. a crescent-shaped, microlithic artifact mounted in a haft to form a composite tool, mostly Mesolithic in origin.

adjective

1. Also, lunated. being in the shape of a crescent; crescent-shaped.

Origin of lunate

First recorded in 1770-80, lunate is from the Latin word lūnātus crescent-shaped. See Luna, -ate¹

Examples for lunate

The chief distinction lies in the lunate tail, which has a keel on either side at base, as in the mackerels.

Cl., to which as a variety Cleve unites Lewis' form, appears to resemble it only in the lunate marks.

A yellow scolloped margin runs round their external edges, verged with black; above which are some lunate spots of a sky blue.