(anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.

A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.

A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire. / A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.

(astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula. / (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek

plural of lyra

A binary star system approximately 882 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.

Someone who plays a lyra viol.

(music) A type of bass viol.

plural of lyra violist

plural of lyra viol