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Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.]

Bent or curved in the form of a bow. "Arcuate stalks." --Gray. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

arcuate adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: arced, arched, arching, arciform, bowed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.]

Bent or curved in the form of a bow. ``Arcuate stalks.'' --Gray.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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