Definition of lunate Lunate

lu•nate

We found 5 definitions of lunate from 4 different sources.

What does lunate mean?

Adjective
lunate - resembling the new moon in shape
		crescent, crescent-shaped, semilunar
		rounded curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

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lunate (Noun)
A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.
lunate (Adjective)
Shaped like a crescent.