arcuate

[ ahr-kyoo-it, -eyt ]
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adjective
  1. bent or curved like a bow.

Origin of arcuate

1
1620–30; <Latin arcuātus bent like a bow, curved (past participle of arcuāre), equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus bow + -ātus-ate1
  • Also ar·cu·at·ed [ahr-kyoo-ey-tid] /ˈɑr kyuˌeɪ tɪd/ .

Other words from arcuate

  • ar·cu·ate·ly, adverb
  • sub·ar·cu·ate, adjective
  • sub·ar·cu·at·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for arcuate

arcuate

/ (ˈɑːkjuːɪt, -ˌeɪt) /


adjective
  1. shaped or bent like an arc or bow: arcuate leaves; arcuate fibres of the cerebrum Also: arcuated

Origin of arcuate

1
C17: from Latin arcuāre, from arcus arc

Derived forms of arcuate

  • arcuately, adverb

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