Definitions for cancellateˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt; -ˌleɪ tɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
can•cel•lateˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt; -ˌleɪ tɪd(adj.)
also can•cel•lat•ed
of spongy or porous structure, as at the ends of long bones.
Category: Anatomy
reticulate.
Origin of cancellate:
1655–65; < L cancellātus. See cancel , -ate1
Princeton's WordNet
cancellate, cancellated, clathrate(adj)
having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
cancellate, cancellated, cancellous(adj)
having an open or latticed or porous structure
Webster Dictionary
Cancellate(verb)
consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; latticelike
Cancellate(verb)
having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles
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