lunate

As adjectives the difference between luniform and lunate

is that luniform is moon-shaped while lunate is shaped like a crescent.

As a noun lunate is

(archaeology) a small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the mesolithic period.

As adjectives the difference between lunate and crescent

is that lunate is shaped like a crescent while crescent is marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.

As nouns the difference between lunate and crescent

is that lunate is a small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period while crescent is the figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

As a verb crescent is

to form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

As adjectives the difference between luxate and lunate

is that luxate is luxated; dislocated while lunate is shaped like a crescent.

As a verb luxate

is to dislocate.

As a noun lunate is

a small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.

As adjectives the difference between lunate and lanate

is that lunate is shaped like a crescent while lanate is covered in or composed of wooly hairs.

As a noun lunate

is (archaeology) a small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the mesolithic period.

As adjectives the difference between lunate and semilunate

is that lunate is shaped like a crescent while semilunate is shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped.

As a noun lunate

is a small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.