1. Plural of lunate; crescent-shaped objects or structures, especially in anatomy or geology.
Usage: technical; anatomy: refers to the lunate bone in the wrist or lunate-shaped anatomical features

1. Third-person singular present tense of 'lunate'; to shape into a crescent or crescent-like form.
Usage: rare; technical

Examples

• The surgeon examined the patient's lunates to check for fractures.
• The lunate bone is one of the carpal bones in the wrist.
• The pottery lunates were arranged in a decorative pattern.
• The artist lunates the edges of the metal sheet with precision.
• Geological formations sometimes display lunates created by erosion.