Lacunar

Word LACUNAR
Character 7
Hyphenation la cu nar
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Lacunar"

What do we mean by lacunar?

A ceiling constructed with recessed panels. noun

A recessed panel in such a ceiling. noun

Of or pertaining to a lacuna.

Having lacunæ; lacunose. Also lacunal.

One of the coffers or sunk compartments in ceilings or soffits formed of beams crossing one another, or resembling in structural form or for purposes of decoration such a construction of beams, as the stone ceilings of the Grecian Doric, those (generally formed of wood and plaster, and profusely decorated with gilding and ornament) common in Renaissance buildings, etc. noun

Hence A ceiling or soffit having lacunars. noun

The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels. noun

One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling. noun

Of or pertaining to a lacuna adjective

A coffer; a ceiling constructed of coffers noun

A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit.

A ceiling containing panels of this kind.

Partial memory loss, specifically of an isolated event. Very conveniently (and in some cases thankfully) tends to happen to people after a night of drunken revelry. Also a very common plot element of bad romance novels and bodice rippers. Which is not to say that it's not used in books and movies with an actually good plot. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" comes to mind. Urban Dictionary

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The word "lacunar" in example sentences

The portion which is reflected from the inguinal ligament at the pubic tubercle is attached to the pectineal line and is called the lacunar ligament. ❋ Unknown (1918)

In addition to the deterioration of the landscape, the decline in the mangrove forest has created effects throughout the lacunar system such as the loss of habitats for a large number of species of fish, birds, and bentonic organisms. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This platform is now submerged and gradually being covered by recent lacunar sediments. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The way those deaths occurred, any reaction is possible including lacunar amnesia. ❋ Unknown (1966)

I would like to emphasize one of the newer features of the pathologic anatomy of glaucoma, one which has received too little attention in this country: the _lacunar_ or _cavernous atrophy_ of the _optic nerve_. ❋ Various (N/A)

As Prof. Nettleship has pointed out, this seems to indicate that there are two words, _laquear_ from _laqueus_, meaning chain or network, and _lacuar_ or _lacunar_ from _lacus_, meaning sunk work. ❋ 70 BC-19 BC Virgil (N/A)

Occasionally, however, it curves along the free margin of the lacunar ligament (Fig. 541 B), and if in such circumstances a femoral hernia occurred, the vessel would almost completely encircle the neck of the hernial sac, and would be in great danger of being wounded if an operation were performed for strangulation. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—The reflected inguinal ligament is a layer of tendinous fibers of a triangular shape, formed by an expansion from the lacunar ligament and the inferior crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The following structures require further description, viz., the subcutaneous inguinal ring, the intercrural fibers and fascia, and the inguinal, lacunar, and reflected inguinal ligaments. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—The lacunar ligament is that part of the aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus which is reflected backward and lateralward, and is attached to the pectineal line. ❋ Unknown (1918)

From this latter point it is reflected backward and lateralward to be attached to the pectineal line for about 1.25 cm., forming the lacunar ligament. ❋ Unknown (1918)

It is attached, laterally, to the crest and anterior superior spine of the ilium, to the whole length of the inguinal ligament, and to the pectineal line in conjunction with the lacunar ligament. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Passing upward and lateralward from the pubic tubercle is a well-defined ridge, forming a part of the pectineal line which marks the brim of the lesser pelvis: to it are attached a portion of the inguinal falx (conjoined tendon of Obliquus internus and Transversus), the lacunar ligament (Gimbernat’s ligament), and the reflected inguinal ligament (triangular fascia). ❋ Unknown (1918)

It extends lateralward from the base of the lacunar ligament (Fig. 394) along the pectineal line, to which it is attached. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The femoral ring (Figs. 546, 547) is bounded in front by the inguinal ligament, behind by the Pectineus covered by the pectineal fascia, medially by the crescentic base of the lacunar ligament, and laterally by the fibrous septum on the medial side of the femoral vein. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—The cranial dura mater consists of white fibrous tissue and elastic fibers arranged in flattened laminæ which are imperfectly separated by lacunar spaces and bloodvessels into two layers, endosteal and meningeal. ❋ Unknown (1918)

In the abdominal wall the cord passes obliquely along the inguinal canal, lying at first beneath the Obliquus internus, and upon the fascia transversalis; but nearer the pubis, it rests upon the inguinal and lacunar ligaments, having the aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus in front of it, and the inguinal falx behind it. ❋ Unknown (1918)

He is aware that at such points, for example, as the reference to authorities in the chapter on the biological problem, and to books in the educational chapter, the lacunar quality of his reading and knowledge is only too evident; to fill in and complete his design -- notably in the fourth paper -- he has had quite frankly to jerry-build here and there. ❋ Unknown (1906)

He is aware that at such points, for example, as the reference to authorities in the chapter on the biological problem, and to books in the educational chapter, the lacunar quality of his reading and knowledge is only too evident; to fill in and complete his design — notably in the fourth paper — he has had quite frankly to jerry-build here and there. ❋ Herbert George (1903)

These consist of what is known as _erectile tissue_, a spongy mass within whose lacunar spaces a large quantity of blood can, in certain conditions, be retained. ❋ Albert Moll (1900)

"The way those deaths occurred, any [reaction] is possible including lacunar amnesia." —And The Children [Shall] [Lead] ❋ Edenz (2011)

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