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Pulmonary vs Lune - What's the difference?

pulmonary | lune |

As adjectives the difference between pulmonary and lune

is that pulmonary is pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs while lune is (only with bien'' or ''mal ) having a good or bad disposition, in a good or bad mood.

pulmonary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
  • Synonyms

    * pneumonic * pulmonic

    Derived terms

    * pulmonary artery * pulmonary cancer * pulmonary embolism * pulmonary tuberculosis * pulmonary vein

    lune

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak
  • *
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lune, from (etyl) luna.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles
  • *
  • Anything crescent-shaped
  • Usage notes

    The corresponding convex shape is sometimes called a lune , but is, strictly, a lens .

    Etymology 3

    Alteration of (lyon).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A leash for a hawk.
  • * :
  • And thenne was he ware of a Faucon came fleynge ouer his hede toward an hyghe elme / and longe lunys' aboute her feet / and she flewe vnto the elme to take her perche / the ' lunys ouer cast aboute a bough / And whanne she wold haue taken her flyghte / she henge by the legges fast / and syre launcelot sawe how he henge

    See also

    * loon * Monday ----