English Explanatory Dictionary

lacunar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a lacuna.

Pronunciation

lə-k(y)o͞o′nər /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/ /ləˈk(j)u.nəɹ/ /ləˈk(j)ʉː.nə/ /ləˈk(j)ʉ.nəɾ/ /lʌˈk(j)ʉ.nʌɾ/ /laˈk(j)uː.nɜː(ɾ)/ /laˈk(j)uː.nəɾ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lacunar.wav

Word forms

lacunar lacunars lacunaria

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lacūnar. First attested in 1696.

Synonyms

lacunal

Related words

lacunate

Derived words

lacunarity multilacunar nonlacunar perilacunar sublacunar trilacunar unilacunar
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