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semilunar

[ sem-ee-loo-ner, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

  1. shaped like a half-moon; crescent.


semilunar

/ ˌɛɪˈːə /

adjective

  1. shaped like a crescent or half-moon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ȴ··n adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of semilunar1

First recorded in 1590–1600; semi- + lunar
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

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

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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.

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

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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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