Meaning & use
Lune
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A crescent-shaped figure or region, especially one formed by two intersecting circular arcs.
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The mathematician calculated the area of the lune bounded by the two overlapping circles.
The pendant was shaped like a delicate silver lune.
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In geometry, the lune shape was famously studied by the ancient Greek mathematician Hippocrates in early attempts to "square the circle."
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