Term Name: | crescent-shaped |
---|---|
Synonyms: | bow-shaped, crescentic, lunate |
Definition: | A shape quality inhering in a circular disk by virtue of the bearer's having a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points (usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle). |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001870] |