Definition of lunula in English:

lunula

nounPlural lunulae ˈluːnjʊləˈlunjələ

1The white area at the base of a fingernail.
（指甲根部的）月牙白
Example sentencesExamples
- The whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is called the lunula.
- Injuries classified as zone II are located distal to the lunula of the nail bed and are complicated by the bony exposure of the distal phalanx.
- The lateral sides of the nail plate show exaggerated convexity, the lunula disappears, and the nail takes on a yellow hue.
- The whitish, half-moon-shaped area at the base of your nail is called the lunula (LOO-nu-luh).
- In patients with severe renal disease, the proximal portion of the nail bed can turn white, obliterating the lunula and giving a half-brown, half-white appearance, also called half-and-half nails.
2A crescent-shaped Bronze Age ornament worn as a necklace.
（青铜时代的）新月状项圈
Synonyms
half-moon, sickle-shape, semicircle

Derivatives

lunular

adjective

When the weapon is outside of the spheroid, its system is limited in its search to a lunular segment of a sphere.
Example sentencesExamples
- The vane guide plate is inserted in the lunular hollow formed by the curved walls of the vane.
- Expression of ribs, and the lunular pit in Bothrocorbula, are used to a lesser extent for species discrimination.
- It is best distinguished from the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (P. canadensis) by the entirely yellow lunular submarginal spots on the underside of the hindwing.

lunulate

adjective

Mooi also established that other lunulate taxa such as the Astriclypeidae Stefanini, 1912, were not more closely related to the mellitids than monophorasterids.
Example sentencesExamples
- They also have important biogeographic implications, given that lunulate sand dollars are today rather rare in the regions in which monophorasterids were once common.
- Therefore, we cannot support Durham's derivation of New World lunulate clades from an ancestor in common with protoscutellids, either.
- The study has also resulted in a clearer picture of the biogeography and biostratigraphy of the Monophorasteridae, and their great significance in the evolution of lunulate sand dollars in the Americas.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a crescent-shaped geometrical figure): from Latin, diminutive of luna 'moon'.

Definition of lunula in US English:

lunula

nounˈlunjələˈlo͞onyələ

1The white area at the base of a fingernail.
（指甲根部的）月牙白
Example sentencesExamples
- The whitish, half-moon-shaped area at the base of your nail is called the lunula (LOO-nu-luh).
- Injuries classified as zone II are located distal to the lunula of the nail bed and are complicated by the bony exposure of the distal phalanx.
- In patients with severe renal disease, the proximal portion of the nail bed can turn white, obliterating the lunula and giving a half-brown, half-white appearance, also called half-and-half nails.
- The lateral sides of the nail plate show exaggerated convexity, the lunula disappears, and the nail takes on a yellow hue.
- The whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is called the lunula.
2Printing
One of a pair of parentheses.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is this contrast between the syntactical presumption of the lunulae and the effect is actually has which poets have exploited.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a crescent-shaped geometrical figure): from Latin, diminutive of luna ‘moon’.

单词	lunula
释义	Definition of lunula in English: lunula nounPlural lunulae ˈluːnjʊləˈlunjələ 1The white area at the base of a fingernail. （指甲根部的）月牙白 Example sentencesExamples The whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is called the lunula. Injuries classified as zone II are located distal to the lunula of the nail bed and are complicated by the bony exposure of the distal phalanx. The lateral sides of the nail plate show exaggerated convexity, the lunula disappears, and the nail takes on a yellow hue. The whitish, half-moon-shaped area at the base of your nail is called the lunula (LOO-nu-luh). In patients with severe renal disease, the proximal portion of the nail bed can turn white, obliterating the lunula and giving a half-brown, half-white appearance, also called half-and-half nails. 2A crescent-shaped Bronze Age ornament worn as a necklace. （青铜时代的）新月状项圈 Synonyms half-moon, sickle-shape, semicircle Derivatives lunular adjective When the weapon is outside of the spheroid, its system is limited in its search to a lunular segment of a sphere. Example sentencesExamples The vane guide plate is inserted in the lunular hollow formed by the curved walls of the vane. Expression of ribs, and the lunular pit in Bothrocorbula, are used to a lesser extent for species discrimination. It is best distinguished from the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (P. canadensis) by the entirely yellow lunular submarginal spots on the underside of the hindwing. lunulate adjective Mooi also established that other lunulate taxa such as the Astriclypeidae Stefanini, 1912, were not more closely related to the mellitids than monophorasterids. Example sentencesExamples They also have important biogeographic implications, given that lunulate sand dollars are today rather rare in the regions in which monophorasterids were once common. Therefore, we cannot support Durham's derivation of New World lunulate clades from an ancestor in common with protoscutellids, either. The study has also resulted in a clearer picture of the biogeography and biostratigraphy of the Monophorasteridae, and their great significance in the evolution of lunulate sand dollars in the Americas. Origin Late 16th century (denoting a crescent-shaped geometrical figure): from Latin, diminutive of luna 'moon'. Definition of lunula in US English: lunula nounˈlunjələˈlo͞onyələ 1The white area at the base of a fingernail. （指甲根部的）月牙白 Example sentencesExamples The whitish, half-moon-shaped area at the base of your nail is called the lunula (LOO-nu-luh). Injuries classified as zone II are located distal to the lunula of the nail bed and are complicated by the bony exposure of the distal phalanx. In patients with severe renal disease, the proximal portion of the nail bed can turn white, obliterating the lunula and giving a half-brown, half-white appearance, also called half-and-half nails. The lateral sides of the nail plate show exaggerated convexity, the lunula disappears, and the nail takes on a yellow hue. The whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is called the lunula. 2Printing One of a pair of parentheses. Example sentencesExamples It is this contrast between the syntactical presumption of the lunulae and the effect is actually has which poets have exploited. Origin Late 16th century (denoting a crescent-shaped geometrical figure): from Latin, diminutive of luna ‘moon’.
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