LUNULA (lunulae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: lunulae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lunula mean? 

• LUNULA (noun)
  The noun LUNULA has 2 senses:

1. the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

2. a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

  Familiarity information: LUNULA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUNULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

half-moon; lunula; lunule

Hypernyms ("lunula" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("lunula" is a part of...):

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lunula" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)