What (who) is lunula - definition

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Lunulæ; Lunule; Lunulae; Lunula (disambiguation)

lunula

['lu:nj?l?]

(also lunule 'lu:nju:l)

¦ noun (plural lunulae -li:)

1. the white area at the base of a fingernail.

2. a crescent-shaped Bronze Age ornament.

Derivatives

lunular adjective

lunulate adjective

Origin

C16: from L., dimin. of luna 'moon'.

Lunula

·noun ·same·as Lunule.

Gold lunula

CRESCENT-MOON SHAPED LATE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE NECKLACE OR COLLAR

Gold lunulae

The Gold lunula (plural: lunulae) is a distinctive type of late Neolithic, Chalcolithic or (most often) early Bronze Age necklace or collar shaped like a crescent moon.The British Museum describe the (Irish) Blessington lunula (illustrated) as "Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, 2400BC-2000BC (circa)", webpage They are normally flat and thin, with roundish spatulate terminals that are often twisted to 45 to 90 degrees from the plane of the body.

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Wikipedia

Lunula

The word lunula means little moon and may also refer to:

Lunula (amulet), a Roman amulet worn by girls, the equivalent of the bulla worn by boys
Lunula (anatomy), the pale half-moon shape at the base of a fingernail
Lunule (bivalve), a crescent-moon shaped area on the shells of some marine bivalves
Two round brackets and the text between them
Gold lunula, a specific kind of archaeological solid collar or necklace from the Bronze Age or later
The openings in the test of a sand dollar
Calophasia lunula, a species of moth
Chaetodon lunula, a species of butterflyfish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunula

Examples of use of lunula

1. Shane O‘Doherty was asked where in the body was the lunula.

2. However, he was invited back when a surgeon assured the show‘s producers the lunula was also part of the heart.