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LACUNAR (lacunaria)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lacunar mean?
• LACUNAR (noun)
The noun LACUNAR has 1 sense:
1. an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
Familiarity information: LACUNAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("lacunar" is a kind of...):
panel (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)
Context examples
The lymphoid nodules contain lacunar and Reed-Sternberg cells.
(Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
A nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by the presence of lacunar cells, nodular growth, and the absence of fibrosis.
(Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma , Cellular Phase, NCI Thesaurus)
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