lacunal

Variant of lacunar

lacunar definition

la·cu·nar (-nər)

adjective

of or having a lacuna or lacunas
also lacunal la·cu′·nal (-nəl)

noun pl. lacunars la·cu′·nars or lacunaria lac′u·nar′ia (lak′yo̵̅o̅ ner′ē ə)

  1. a ceiling made up of sunken panels
  2. a sunken panel in such a ceiling

Etymology: L < lacuna: see lacuna

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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