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ARCUATE

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ar⋅cu⋅ate

  [ahr-kyoo-it, -eyt]
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–adjective
bent or curved like a bow.
Also, ar⋅cu⋅at⋅ed.

Origin:
1620–30; < L arcuātus bent like a bow, curved (ptp. of arcuāre), equiv. to arcu-, s. of arcus bow + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ar⋅cu⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
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ar·cu·ate   (är'kyōō-ĭt, -āt')   
adj.  Having the form of a bow; curved.

[Latin arcuātus, past participle of arcuāre, to bend like a bow, from arcus, bow.]
ar'cu·ate·ly adv.
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Main Entry: ar·cu·ate
Pronunciation: 'är-ky&-w&t, -"wAt
Function: adjective
: curved like a bow <arcuate fibers in thebrain>
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arcuate ar·cu·ate (är'ky&oomacr;-ĭt, -āt')
adj.
Formed in the shape of an arc.

ar'cu·ate·ly adv.

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