lacunar

[ luh-kyoo-ner ]

/ ləˈkyu nər /

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noun, plural la·cu·nars, lac·u·nar·i·a

[lak-yuh-nair-ee-uh]. /ˌlæk yəˈnɛər i ə/.

Architecture.

a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def. 4).

adjective

lacunal.

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Origin of lacunar

First recorded in 1690–1700; lacun(a) + -ar¹

Words nearby lacunar

lactosuria, lactovegetarian, La Cumbre, lacuna, lacunal, lacunar, lacunose, lacunule, Lacus Solis, lacustrine, LACW

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How to use lacunar in a sentence

This should be termed lacunar tonsillitis, as suggested by Wagner.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Non ebur neque aureum / Mea renidet in domo 20 lacunar—In my dwelling no ivory gleams, nor fretted roof covered with gold.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
There are engravings of them in a work called Lacunar Strevelinense.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart
In many instances the parenchymatous inflammation is a direct extension of the lacunar inflammation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

The deposit in follicular or lacunar tonsillitis or angina is pulpy and not membraniform.
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British Dictionary definitions for lacunar

lacunar

/ (ləˈkjuːnə) /

noun plural lacunars or lacunaria (ˌlækjʊˈnɛərɪə)

Also called: lequear a ceiling, soffit, or vault having coffers

another name for coffer (def. 3)

adjective

of, relating to, or containing a lacuna or lacunas

Word Origin for lacunar

C17: from Latin lacūnar panelled ceiling, from lacūna cavity; see lacuna

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