What does arcuate mean?
Definitions for arcuate
ˈɑr kyu ɪt, -ˌeɪtar·cu·ate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word arcuate.
Princeton's WordNet
arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowedadjective
forming or resembling an arch
"an arched ceiling"
Wiktionary
arcuateadjective
curved into the shape of a bow
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Arcuateadjective
Bent in the form of an arch.
Etymology: arcuatus, Lat.
The cause of the confusion in sounds, and the inconfusion of species visible, is, for that the fight worketh in right lines; but sounds that move in oblique and arcuate lines, must needs encounter and disturb the one the other. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
In the gullet, where it perforateth the midriff, the carneous fibres are inflected and arcuate. John Ray, on Creation.
ChatGPT
arcuate
Arcuate generally refers to something that is shaped or curved like a bow or an arc, exhibiting a curved or arch-like formation or having a curved course. It is most often used in scientific or technical terms, particularly in anatomy, geography, and biology.
Webster Dictionary
Arcuateadjective
alt. of Arcuated
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arcuate
är′kū-āt, Arcuated, är′kū-āt-ed, adj. bent in the form of a bow.—n. Arcuā′tion. [L. arcuatus, pa.p. of arcu-āre, to bend like a bow—arcus, a bow.]
Entomology
Arcuate
curved like a bow: = arcuate.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arcuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arcuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- дъговиден, аркообразенBulgarian
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