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costate

/ˈkɒsteɪt/

costate adjective: having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.

Adjective

costate (not comparable)

  1. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
  2. Having one or more longitudinal ribs.

Noun

IPA/ˈkəʊsteɪt/

costate (plural costates)

  1. (international law) A state in alliance with another state.
  2. An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.

Synonyms of costate

Forms of costate

pluralcostates

Origin of costate

Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From co- + state.

Words formed from costate

Words that rhyme with costate

Questions about costate

What does costate mean?
Costate means having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
What part of speech is costate?
Costate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce costate?
Costate is pronounced /ˈkɒsteɪt/.

Words near costate in the dictionary

  1. costarred
  2. costarring
  3. costars
  4. COSTART
  5. costas
  6. costate
  7. costated
  8. costately
  9. costatement
  10. costatements
  11. costates

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