Lunette (disambiguation)
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Lunette may refer to:
- LunetteLunetteIn architecture, a lunette is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-headed arch, the space within the...
, a moon-shaped architectural detail. - Lunette (fortification)Lunette (fortification)In fortification a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side...
, a fortification outwork consisting of a salient angle with two flanks and an open gorge - Lunette (stele)Lunette (stele)The lunette spatial region in the upper portion of stelas, became common for steles as a prelude to a stele's topic. Its major use was from ancient Egypt in all the various categories of steles: funerary, Victory Steles, autobiographical, temple, votive, etc.The lunettes are most common from...
, the curved top region of a stele, especially from ancient Egypt - In geology, a lunette is a typical wind-formed crescentCrescentIn art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points .In astronomy, a crescent...
duneDuneIn physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by wind. Dunes occur in different forms and sizes, formed by interaction with the wind. Most kinds of dunes are longer on the windward side where the sand is pushed up the dune and have a shorter "slip face" in the lee of the wind...
shape - In codicologyCodicologyCodicology is the study of books as physical objects, especially manuscripts written on parchment in codex form...
a lunette is an instrument used to scrape the wet animal skin to make parchment - In the Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches, a lunette is another name for a pyxPyxA pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches to carry the consecrated host , to the sick or invalid or those otherwise unable to come to a church in order to receive Holy Communion...
, a small enclosure for the Eucharistic host - Lunette, a Finnish brand of menstrual cupMenstrual cupA menstrual cup is a type of cup or barrier worn inside the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid. Unlike tampons and pads, the cup collects menstrual fluid rather than absorbing it...
. - Lunette (Gargoyles), a fictional character