LACUNAR

coffer, caisson, lacunar

(noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

lacunar (not comparable)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to a lacuna

Synonyms

• lacunal

Noun

lacunar (plural lacunars)

(architecture) A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit.

(architecture) A ceiling containing panels of this kind.

Anagrams

• canular

Source: Wiktionary


La*cu"nal, La*cu"nar, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or having, lacunæ; as, a lacunar circulation.

La*cu"nar, n.; pl. E. Lacunars, L. Lacunaria. Etym: [L.] (Arch.) (a) The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels. Gwilt (b) One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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