-
letter S
derives from
sigma while the
Cyrillic letter Es
derives from a
lunate form of this letter. The
shape (Σς) and
alphabetic position of
sigma is...
-
relating Meeus's
Lunation Number to the
Brown Lunation Number is BLN = LN + 953. The
Goldstine Lunation Number (GLN)
refers to the
lunation numbering used...
-
Lunate is a
crescent or moon-shaped microlith. In the
specialized terminology of
lithic reduction, a
lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped
flake removed...
- The
lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a
carpal bone in the
human hand. It is
distinguished by its deep
concavity and
crescentic outline. It is
situated in...
- is
encoded U+03B5 ε GR****
SMALL LETTER EPSILON. The other, also
known as
lunate or
uncial epsilon and
inherited from
earlier uncial writing,
looks like...
- In
brain anatomy, the
lunate sulcus or
simian sulcus, also
known as the
sulcus lunatus, is a
fissure in the
occipital lobe
variably found in
humans and...
-
calendar based on the
monthly cycles of the Moon's
phases (synodic months,
lunations), in
contrast to
solar calendars,
whose annual cycles are
based on the...
- In astrology,
planets have a
meaning different from the
astronomical understanding of what a
planet is.
Before the age of telescopes, the
night sky was...
- synod, i.e., a meeting"; in this case, of the Sun and the Moon), also
lunation, is the
average period of the Moon's
orbit with
respect to the line joining...
-
wrist on the
medial side of the
proximal row of the
carpus between the
lunate and
pisiform bones. It is on the
ulnar side of the hand, but does not directly...
