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lacunar

Syllables: la·cu·nar/ləˈk(j)uː.nə/US/ləˈk(j)u.nəɹ/

lacunar noun: a sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.

Noun

lacunar (plural lacunars or lacunaria)

  1. A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
    • Lacunar, (in Architect.) the flooring or Planking above the Porticoes; a cieled Roof arched or fretted.[1658, Edward Phillips, The New World of English Words, 5th edition, quoted in OED, published 1696
    • Lacunariæ, or Lacunars, panels or coffers formed on the ceilings of apartments, and sometimes on the soffits of coronae in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.[1823, Peter Nicholson, The New Practical Builder, and Workman's Companion, quoted in OED

Adjective

lacunar (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to a lacuna.
    • The circulation is always more or less extensively lacunar; even arteries may be wanting.1870, George Rolleston, Forms of Animal Life. […], quoted in OED, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page cv
    • Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.2016 March 3, “Comparison of Risk Factor between Lacunar Stroke and Large Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study in China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    lacunal

lacunar meaning in Tamil

lacunar in Tamil

குழிந்த, இடைவெளி சார்ந்த

Synonyms of lacunar

Forms of lacunar

plurallacunars
plurallacunaria

Origin of lacunar

Learned borrowing from Latin lacūnar. First attested in 1696.

From lacuna + -ar. First attested in 1870.

Words formed from lacunar

Words that rhyme with lacunar

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Questions about lacunar

What does lacunar mean?
Lacunar means a sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
What is lacunar in Tamil?
Lacunar in Tamil is குழிந்த, இடைவெளி சார்ந்த. See Lacunar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lacunar?
Lacunar can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce lacunar?
Lacunar is pronounced /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lacunar?
The plural of lacunar is lacunars.

Words near lacunar in the dictionary

  1. Lacuben
  2. lacucha
  3. lacuna
  4. lacunae
  5. lacunal
  6. lacunar
  7. lacunaria
  8. lacunarities
  9. lacunarity
  10. lacunars
  11. lacunary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lacunar (page history and authors); lacunar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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