Definition of Demilunes. Meaning of Demilunes. Synonyms of Demilunes

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Definition of Demilunes

Demilune
Demilune Dem"i*lune`, n. [F. demi- lune.] 1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. 2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.

Meaning of Demilunes from wikipedia

- Serous demilunes, also known as Crescents of Giannuzzi or Demilunes of Heidenhain, are cellular formations in the shape of a half-moon (hence the name...
- areas Ravelin, a type of fortification also called demi-lune Serous demilune (Demilunes of Heidenhain), the crescent shaped formations on salivary glands...
- limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), flèches and caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains...
- The sublingual gland consists mostly of mucous acini capped with serous demilunes and is therefore categorized as a mixed mucous gland with a mucous product...
- titles containing Half Moon All pages with titles containing halfmoon Demilune (disambiguation) Crescent (disambiguation) Lunar phase Lunula (anatomy)...
- All pages with titles containing Crescent moon Crescent (disambiguation) Demilune (disambiguation) Half Moon (disambiguation) Star and crescent, an iconographic...
- American Dream. Demilune Press; ISBN 978-0-69247-981-0 (13). 2016 Superpredator: Bill Clinton's Use and Abuse of Black America. Demilune Press; ISBN 978-0-69273-689-0...
- Evangelists–the Quadrilateral, as they have been called, whose works and outworks, demilunes and frowning bastions, take the public eye, while above them floats the...
- transillumination, transluminal, ultraluminous lūna lūn- Moon cir****lunar, cislunar, demilune, interlunar, interlunation, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lunation, lune, lunette...
- lutaceous, lutite, pollution lun- moon Latin lūna cir****lunar, cislunar, demilune, luna, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lunation, lune, lunette, luniform, lunisolar...