lunule : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lunule	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lunule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lunule n the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail Synonym(s): half-moon, lunula, lunule
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lunule \Lu"nule\, n. [F., fr. L. lunula, dim. of luna moon.] 1. (Anat.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune. 2. (Chem.) A lune. See {Lune}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small or narrow crescent. (b) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of {Bivalve}.