Definition of Lunette. Meaning of Lunette. Synonyms of Lunette

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Definition of Lunette

Lunette
Lunette Lu*nette", n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See Lune a crescent.] 1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion. 2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge. 3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles. 4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse. 5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. 6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette.

Meaning of Lunette from wikipedia

- A lunette (French lunette, "little moon") is a half-moon shaped architectural space, variously filled with sculpture, painted, glazed, filled with recessed...
- A lunette is a moon-shaped architectural detail. Lunette may also refer to: Lunette (fortification), an outwork consisting of a salient angle with two...
- In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion...
- widths of more than three kilometres, are in China's Taklamakan Desert. See lunettes and parabolic dunes, below, for dunes similar to crescent-shaped ones....
- A lunette, or lunula, is an liturgical item used by in the Catholic Church for the exposition of the Host. The lunette takes the form of a flat, circular...
- The lunette spatial region in the upper portion of stelas, became common for stelas as a prelude to a stele's topic.[clarification needed] Its major use...
- hitches. A lunette ring is a type of trailer hitch that works in combination with a pintle hook on the tow vehicle. A pintle hook and lunette ring make...
- boar-type gargoyle. Pog - A hippogriff who is the clan's eldest member. Lunette - A winged unicorn. She is Leo and Una's daughter who was born the same...
- mausoleum is covered with rich mosaics. The inside contains two famous mosaic lunettes, and the rest of the interior is filled with mosaics of Christian and Apocalyptic...
- lunette. Detail of the Asa, Jehosaphat and Joram lunette Detail from the Eleazar lunette Detail of the Ezechias lunette. Detail of the Salmon lunette...
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