EMARGINATE

emarginate

(adjective) having a notched tip

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

emarginate (comparative more emarginate, superlative most emarginate)

(botany, of leaves) Slightly indented at the tip.

(botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.

(zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.

(mineralogy) Having all the edges of the primitive form crossed by a face.

Verb

emarginate (third-person singular simple present emarginates, present participle emarginating, simple past and past participle emarginated)

(transitive) To take away the margin of.

Source: Wiktionary

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E*mar"gi*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.]

Definition: To take away the margin of.

E*mar"gi*nate, E*mar"gi*na`ted, a.

1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Notched at the summit.

3. (Cryst.)

Definition: Having the edges truncated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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