lune
Two arcs intersecting
A lune is a crescent-shaped figure, especially the area bounded by two arcs of circles that intersect at two points.
The term appears in geometry and architecture, describing the curved space between overlapping circles or the crescent shapes in Gothic windows.
In poetry, a lune is a three-line verse form inspired by haiku.
Curved celestial path
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
gravity · moonlight · crescent · waxing · waning · gibbous · half-moon · synodic
Curved sickle-like arc
Natural planetary satellite
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- nocturneContemplative keyboard piece
- DianaRoman hunting goddess
Selene · Luna · Artemis · Cynthia · Phoebe · orb · luminous · pale
orbit
Curved celestial path
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
satellite · gravity · moonlight · crescent · waxing · waning · gibbous · half-moon · synodic · sidereal
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
concave · cusp · meniscus · curved · bounded · intersection · segment
moon
Natural planetary satellite
Diana · Selene · Luna · Artemis · Cynthia · Phoebe · orb · luminous · pale · wistful
moonstruck
Mentally addled by infatuation
unhinged · delirium · mania · bedlam · frenzy · possessed · irrational · howling · werewolf · lycanthropy
tide
Ocean's cyclical swell
gravitational · pull · syzygy · oceanic · coastal · highwater · influence · monthly · cycle
- cielfirmament, horizon, zenith, atmosphere, crepuscule
- feminine nounsrosa, casa, mesa, tierra, agua
- French vocabularybonjour, merci, oui, non, au revoir
- verse formshaiku, couplet, limerick, quatrain, sonnet
- spherical geometrygreat circle, great circles, geodesic, geodesics, lunes
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
- lunar eclipseEarth blocks sunlight reaching moon
- lunar calendarsTimekeeping by moon cycles
- lunar landingSpacecraft alighting on moon
- Lunar New YearFestival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- lunar moduleSpacecraft for surface landings
- lunar cratersImpact formations on moon