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noun
- (architecture) a small circular or crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof
- (architecture) a crescent-shaped recess or void space above a window or door
- a field work consisting of two projecting faces forming a wedge each of which extends from one of two parallel flanks
- (geology) (the shape of) a crescent-shaped dune
- goggles for swimming under water
- (Christianity) a crescent-shaped clip for holding the host upright when exposed in the monstrance
Translations: - German: Lunette (1,2), Taucherbrille (5), Lunula (6)
Etymology: French, diminutive of lune, "moon".
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