lune (l n)n. A crescent-shaped portion of a plane or sphere bounded by two arcs of circles. [Latin l  na, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] |   a lune bounded by the arcs ABD and ACD |
lune1
n
1. (Mathematics)
a. a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere
b. a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles
2. something shaped like a crescent
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church another word for lunette [6]
[from Latin lūna moon]
lune2
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) Falconry a leash for hawks or falcons
[C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long1]
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