different between lunate vs semilunate

English

Etymology

From Latin l?n?tus (“crescent-shaped”), from l?na (“moon”).

Adjective

lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)

1. Shaped like a crescent.

   a lunate beak

Noun

lunate (plural lunates)

1. (archaeology) A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
2. (anatomy) The lunate bone

Derived terms

• lunated
• lunate bone

Anagrams

• eluant

Italian

Adjective

lunate

1. feminine plural of lunato

Anagrams

• talune

Latin

Verb

l?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of l?n?

References

• lunate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• lunate in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Etymology

semi- +? lunate

Adjective

semilunate (comparative more semilunate, superlative most semilunate)

1. shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped