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ARCUATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arcuate mean?
• ARCUATE (adjective)
The adjective ARCUATE has 1 sense:
1. forming or resembling an arch
Familiarity information: ARCUATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forming or resembling an arch
Synonyms:
arced; arched; arching; arciform; arcuate; bowed
Context example:
an arched ceiling
Similar:
curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Derivation:
arc (a continuous portion of a circle)
Context examples
The following arterial branches originate from the dorsalis pedis artery: the arcuate artery of the foot and deep plantar artery.
(Dorsalis Pedis Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
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