What does semilunar mean?

semilunar means "resembling the new moon in shape".

How many syllables are in semilunar?

semilunar has 4 syllables and divides as se-mi-lu-nar under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for semilunar?

Close synonyms include crescent, crescent-shaped, lunate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is semilunar a common word?

semilunar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Semilunar — meaning and 3 synonyms

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
resembling the new moon in shape
Synonymscrescent crescent-shaped lunate
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What does semilunar mean?: semilunar means "resembling the new moon in shape".
How many syllables are in semilunar?: semilunar has 4 syllables and divides as se-mi-lu-nar under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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