Lune
in geometry, the area included between the arcs of two circles which intersect each other. The Lunes of Hippocrates, the name given to the two semicircular figures, remarkable for their employment by Hippocrates in his celebrated theorem. See CURVE:
LÜNEBURG, Germany, a town in the Province of Hanover, 30 miles S. E. of Hamburg. It is noted for its mineral springs and baths, but is also important for its manufactories of chemicals, iron wares, carpets, cement, etc. Pop. about 30,000.