Lacuna
[luh-kyoo-nuh] /ləˈkyu nə/
noun, plural lacunae
[luh-kyoo-nee] /ləˈkyu ni/ (Show IPA), lacunas.
1.
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
2.
Anatomy. one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells.
3.
Botany. an air space in the cellular tissue of plants.
/ləˈkjuːnə/
noun (pl) -nae (-niː), -nas
1.
a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
2.
(biology) a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
3.
another name for coffer (sense 3)
n.
“blank or missing portion in a manuscript,” 1660s, from Latin lacuna “hole, pit,” diminutive of lacus “pond, lake” (see lake (n.1)). The Latin plural is lacunae. Related: Lacunal; lacunar; lacunose.
lacuna la·cu·na (lə-kyōō’nə)
n. pl. la·cu·nas or la·cu·nae (-nē)
la·cu’nal adj.
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