lune

luːn

Definition

Definition of lune - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

crescent-shaped figure formed by two circles

TECH.

The artist drew a perfect lune on the canvas.

crescent

geometry

TECH.

section of a sphere between two semicircles

TECH.

The lune on the globe was highlighted in red.

falconry

Rare

leash for hawks or falcons

Rare

The falconer secured the bird with a lune.

cord

leash

tether

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Images of lune

crescent-shaped figure formed by two circles
section of a sphere between two semicircles
leash for hawks or falcons

Origin of lune

Latin, luna (moon)

Examples of lune in a sentence

In geometry class, we studied the concept of a lune.
The artist painted a lune on the canvas.
In the lesson, the teacher explained the properties of a lune.
He adjusted the lune before the hunt began.
The lune snapped, and the hawk flew away.

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French:lune, calotte sphérique, ...
German:Mondform, Lune, ...
Italian:luna, sezione sferica, ...
Spanish:lúnula, luna, ...
Portuguese:lúnula, seção esférica, ...
Chinese:弓形, 猎鹰带, ...
Japanese:ルーン, 球面の弓形, ...
Arabic:هِلَال, قِطَاع هِلَالِي, ...
Hebrew:לוּנֶה, לוּנָה, ...
Russian:луна, сферический сегмент, ...
Ukrainian:луна, сферичний сегмент, ...
Hindi:लून, गोलार्ध खंड, ...
Bengali:লুন, গোলার্ধ, ...
Catalan:lluna, corretja, ...
Czech:měsíček, lunula, ...
Danish:halvmåne, lune, ...
Dutch:maanvorm, sferische sector, ...
Greek:λοξή, λοφία, ...
Hungarian:holdacska, gömbi kétszög, ...
Khmer:រូបរាងអឌ្ឍចន្ទដែលបង្កើតឡើងដោយរង្វង់ពីរ, តំបន់លើផ្ទៃស្វ៊ែររវាងរង្វង់ពាក់កណ្តាលពីរ, ...
Korean:루네, 구의 부분, ...
Persian:هلال, لون, ...
Polish:lunula, luna, ...
Portuguese (BR):lúnula, parte da esfera, ...
Romanian:lună, lesă, ...
Swedish:månskära, luna, ...
Thai:รูปเสี้ยว, ส่วนโค้งบนทรงกลม, ...
Turkish:hilal, ay şekli, ...
Vietnamese:hình lưỡi liềm, phần lưỡi liềm, ...

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Definition of lune - Reverso English Dictionary

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