acuminate
11acuminate — 1. adjective /əˈkjuːmɪnət,əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/ a) Tapering to a point; pointed. b) Tapering to a long point at its apex. 2. verb /əˈkjuːmɪnət,əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/ a) To render sharp or …
12acuminate — Pointed; tapering to a point. [L. acumino, pp. atus, to sharpen] * * * acu·mi·nate ə kyü mə nət adj tapering to a slender point * * * acu·mi·nate (ə kuґmĭ nāt) [L. acuminatus] sharp pointed …
13acuminate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Having an end that tapers to a point: acicular, aciculate, aciculated, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy, sharp. See SHARP. II verb To give a sharp edge to: edge, hone1 …
14acuminate — v. sharpen adj. tapering gradually to a point (Botany) …
15acuminate — [ə kju:mɪnət] adjective Biology (of a plant or animal structure) tapering to a point. Origin C16: from late L. acuminat , acuminare, from acuere (see acute) …
16acuminate — a.; (also acuminated) (Bot.) Sharp, acute, pointed, cuspidate, cuspidated …
17acuminate — Tapering to a protracted point, with sides somewhat concave, e.g. the leaflets of Zamia acuminata. Cf. acute …
18acuminate — acu·mi·nate …
19acuminate — a•cu•mi•nate adj. [[t]əˈkyu mə nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌneɪt[/t]] adj. v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) bot zool. tapering to a point, as a leaf 2) to make sharp or keen • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L acūminātus, ptp. of acūmināre, v. der. of acūmen; see… …
20acuminate — adjective /əˈkjumənət/ (say uh kyoohmuhnuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) 1. Botany, Zoology, etc. pointed; tapering to a point. –verb (t) /əˈkjuməneɪt/ (say uh kyoohmuhnayt) (acuminated, acuminating) 2. to make sharp or keen. {Latin acūminātus, past… …
