ARCUATE

arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed

(adjective) forming or resembling an arch; ā€œan arched ceilingā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

arcuate (comparative more arcuate, superlative most arcuate)

curved into the shape of a bow

Source: Wiktionary


Arc"u*ate, Arc"u*a`ted(#), a. Etym: [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.]

Definition: Bent or curved in the form of a bow. "Arcuate stalks." Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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