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COSTATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does costate mean?
• COSTATE (adjective)
The adjective COSTATE has 2 senses:
1. (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
2. having ribs
Familiarity information: COSTATE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
Synonyms:
costate; ribbed
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having ribs
Similar:
ribbed (furnished or strengthened with ribs)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
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