lunate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
    crescent-shaped; crescent; semilunar.

WordNet

Lu"nate, Lu"na*ted adjective (Also<
  • Lunate
  • Lunated
)
Etymology
L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon.
Definitions
  1. Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. Gray.

Webster 1913