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lunula

[ loo-nyuh-luh ]

noun

plural lunulae
  1. something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.


lunula

/ ˈluːnjuːl; ˈluːnjʊlə /

noun

  1. the white crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail Nontechnical namehalf-moon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²õ±ð³ÜdŽÇ·±ô³Ün³Ü·±ô²¹ noun plural pseudolunulae
  • ±è²õ±ð³ÜdŽÇ·±ô³Ün³Ü±ô±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lunula1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin ±ôÅ«²Ô³Ü±ô²¹ “crescent-shaped ornament,” literally “little moon,” equivalent to ±ôÅ«²Ô(²¹) “moon” + -ula, feminine diminutive noun suffix; -ule
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lunula1

C16: from Latin: small moon, from ±ôÅ«²Ô²¹
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You may never have heard of this single-celled alga, but sailors and fishermen know its effect very well: the P. lunula algae are the organisms that occasionally make the see glow blue.

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Then use a file to gently shape the sides of your nail, she said, getting rid of any sharp corners, by following the lunula, the lighter colored half moon shape at the nail base.

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My nail lunula have more varied curves than these digital illustrations.

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The cuticle is the border of hardened skin behind the lunula.

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This portion consequently looks pale compared with the laminated portion, and from its half-moon shape is technically termed lunula.

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