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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 archplay

  Familiarity information: ARCUATE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARCUATE (adjective)


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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