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lacunar

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la·cu·nar  (l-kynr)
n.
1. A ceiling constructed with recessed panels.
2. pl. lac·u·nar·i·a (lky-nâr-) A recessed panel in such a ceiling.
[Latin lacnar, from lacna, hole; see lagoon.]
lacunar [ləˈkjuːnə]
n pl lacunars, lacunaria [ˌlækjʊˈnɛərɪə]
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called lequear a ceiling, soffit, or vault having coffers
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for coffer [3]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) of, relating to, or containing a lacuna or lacunas
[from Latin lacūnar panelled ceiling, from lacūna cavity; see lacuna]


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