transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈkü-nə, -ˈkyü- ]
noun
( plural la·cu·nae -ˈkyü-(ˌ)nē, -ˈkü-ˌnī ; also la·cu·nas -ˈkü-nəz, -ˈkyü-)
Etymology: Latin, pool, pit, gap — more at lagoon
Date: 1652
1. : a blank space or a missing part : gap
the evident lacunae in his story — Shirley Hazzard
also : deficiency 1
despite all these lacunae, those reforms were a vast improvement — New Republic
2. : a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure
• la·cu·nar -ˈkü-nər, -ˈkyü- also la·cu·nate lə-ˈkü-nət, -ˈkyü-, -ˌnāt; ˈla-kyə-ˌnāt adjective