lacune

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A missing part in something expected to be continuous.
Practice using lacune in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • Une lacune dans le cristal permet à un atome de se déplacer.
    A vacancy in the crystal lets an atom move.
  • Le physicien étudie les lacunes du réseau cristallin.
    The physicist studies vacancies in the crystal lattice.
  • J’ai une lacune dans mes souvenirs de cette soirée.
    There is a gap in my memory of that evening.
  • Elle veut combler ses lacunes en mathématiques.
    She wants to fill the gaps in her knowledge of mathematics.
  • Le restaurateur a repéré une lacune dans la peinture.
    The restorer spotted an area of missing paint.

Similar words

manque
absence
manque
vide
trou
carence
omission

Meanings

Gap in a sequence or knowledge

noun
knowledge
neutral
An absent element that interrupts a text, record, memory, rule or body of knowledge.

Examples

  • Ce manuscrit contient une lacune de deux pages.
    This manuscript has a two-page gap.
  • Elle veut combler ses lacunes en mathématiques.
    She wants to fill the gaps in her knowledge of mathematics.
  • Le rapport présente une lacune importante.
    The report has an important omission.
  • J’ai une lacune dans mes souvenirs de cette soirée.
    There is a gap in my memory of that evening.
  • La loi laisse une lacune sur ce point.
    The law leaves a gap on this point.

Similar words

manque
omission
trou
carence

Missing material or site

noun
science
technical
A missing site or area in a physical structure, especially a crystal, geological layer or painting.

Examples

  • Une lacune dans le cristal permet à un atome de se déplacer.
    A vacancy in the crystal lets an atom move.
  • Le physicien étudie les lacunes du réseau cristallin.
    The physicist studies vacancies in the crystal lattice.
  • Cette couche géologique présente une lacune de sédimentation.
    This geological layer shows a sedimentary gap.
  • Le restaurateur a repéré une lacune dans la peinture.
    The restorer spotted an area of missing paint.
  • Les lacunes de la surface ont été documentées.
    The areas of material loss on the surface were documented.

Similar words

vide
absence
manque

Etymology

FAQ

What does lacune usually mean?

A gap or omission in something expected to be complete.

Can it refer to knowledge?

Yes, as in lacunes en mathématiques.

What verb commonly goes with it?

Combler une lacune means to fill a gap.

Does it mean lagune?

No. A lagune is a coastal body of water.

What is its gender?

It is feminine: une lacune.

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