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Definition of Lunette

Lunette
Lunette Lu*nette", n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See Lune a crescent.] 1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion. 2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge. 3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles. 4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse. 5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. 6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette.

Meaning of Lunette from wikipedia

- A lunette (French lunette, 'little moon') is a half-moon–shaped architectural space, variously filled with sculpture, painted, glazed, filled with recessed...
- Look up lunette in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lunette is a moon-shaped architectural detail. Lunette may also refer to: Lunette (fortification)...
- In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion...
- A lunette, or lunula, is an liturgical item used by in the Catholic Church for the exposition of the Host. The lunette takes the form of a flat, circular...
- The lunettes of Trois-Châtels and Tousey are two lunettes located in the French city of Besançon. Their foundations were constructed in 1792 to support...
- The lunette spatial region in the upper portion of stelas, became common for stelas as a prelude to a stele's topic.[clarification needed] Its major use...
- Lunette Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the SE side of Mount ****iniboine along the Continental Divide. It was named in...
- needed] A lunette ring is a type of trailer hitch that works in combination with a pintle hook on the tow vehicle. A pintle hook and lunette ring make...
- The Musée de la Lunette is a museum of eyegl****es located in Morez (Jura - Franche-Comté), France. It was formerly located in Paris, with the name Musée...
- Arago telescope (Lunette Arago) is a 38 cm (15 inch) aperture refracting telescope at Paris Observatory, installed in 1857. Francois Arago ordered this...