lacuna

  • 91lacuna —    An empty space or a missing part; a gap, a void. A term used most by art historians and art conservators. The plural form is lacunae or lacunas; adjectival form lacunal. (pr. leh kyoo neh) …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 92lacuna — [lə kju:nə] noun (plural lacunae ni: or lacunas) 1》 a gap or missing portion. 2》 Anatomy a cavity or depression, especially in bone. Derivatives lacunal adjective lacunar adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 93lacuna — s. f. interruzione, mancanza, manchevolezza, difetto, insufficienza, omissione, vuoto, salto, buco □ dimenticanza CONTR. aggiunta, completamento, integrazione, inserimento, interpolazione …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 94lacuna — noun plural lacunae, or lacunas (C) formal an empty space in a piece of writing, where something is missing …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 95lacuna — n gap, hiatus, opening, hole, cavity, gulf, Prosody. caesura, omission; break, rift, crack, fissure; space, interstice, interval, interspace, interruption, intermission, interim …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 96lacuna — la·cu·na …

    English syllables

  • 97lacuna — n.; pl. lacunae (in anatomy) a small cavity or depression; for example, one of the spaces in compact bone in which a bone cell lies …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 98lacuna — /ləˈkjunə / (say luh kyoohnuh), / ˈku / (say kooh ) noun (plural lacunae /ləˈkjuni/ (say luh kyoohnee) or lacunas) 1. a pit or cavity; an interstitial or intercellular space as in plant or animal tissue. 2. Anatomy one of the numerous minute… …

  • 99lacuna —   n. (pl. ae ) gap; interval; hiatus.    ♦ lacunal,    ♦ lacunose,    ♦ lacunar,    ♦ lacunary, a …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 100lacuna — see LAKE …

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