- cavity, lacuna
- جَوْبَة \ cavity, lacuna.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
cavity, lacuna
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Lacuna — La*cu na (l[.a]*k[=u] n[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lacun[ae]} (l[.a]*k[=u] n[ae]); E. {Lacunas} (l[.a]*k[=u] n[.a]z). [L., ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See {Lagoon}.] 1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lacuna — ► NOUN (pl. lacunae or lacunas) 1) a gap or missing portion. 2) Anatomy a cavity or depression, especially in bone. DERIVATIVES lacunar adjective. ORIGIN Latin, pool … English terms dictionary
lacuna — [lə kyo͞o′nə] n. pl. lacunas or lacunae [lə kyo͞o′nē] [L, a ditch, hole, pool < lacus: see LAKE1] 1. a space where something has been omitted or has come out; gap; hiatus; esp., a missing portion in a manuscript, text, etc. 2. Anat. Biol. a… … English World dictionary
Lacuna — A small pit, cavity, defect or gap. * * * 1. [TA] A small space, cavity, or depression. 2. A gap or defect. 3. An abnormal space between strata or between the cellular elements of the epidermis. 4. SYN: corneal space. [L. a pit, dim. of lacus, a… … Medical dictionary
lacuna — n.; pl. ae [L. lacuna, cavity] 1. A space, gap, cavity or channel. 2. (ACANTHOCEPHALA) Channels making up the lacunar system. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In wing development, canals that contain nerves, tracheae, and hemolymph. 4.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lacuna — la•cu•na [[t]ləˈkyu nə[/t]] n. pl. nae( nē), nas. 1) a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript; hiatus 2) anat. anat. any minute cavity, as in the substance of bone • Etymology: 1655–65; < L lacūna pit la•cu′nal, adj … From formal English to slang
lacuna — noun (plural lacunae; also lacunas) Etymology: Latin, pool, pit, gap more at lagoon Date: 1652 1. a blank space or a missing part ; gap < the evident lacunae in his story Shirley Hazzard >; also deficiency 1 < despite all these … New Collegiate Dictionary
lacuna — space, cavity or gap. e.g. in bony or cartilaginous tissues in which osteocytes or chondrocytes are found. Lacunae are usually interconnected and connected to capillaries via canaliculi through which the cell extends processes to interact with… … Dictionary of ichthyology
lacuna — Small cavity or depression, for example, the space in bone where an osteoblast is found … Dictionary of molecular biology
cavity — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, aperture, armpit, arroyo, basin, booth, bowl, box, box canyon, breach, break, broaching, canyon, cell, cellule, chamber, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, clearing, cleft … Moby Thesaurus
lacuna — Synonyms and related words: alveolation, alveolus, antrum, aperture, armpit, arrearage, basin, bowl, breach, break, broaching, caesura, cavity, cessation, chasm, check, clearance, clearing, cleft, concave, concavity, crack, crater, crypt, cup,… … Moby Thesaurus
