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pulvinate

pulvinate adjective: curved convexly or swelled.

Adjective

pulvinate (comparative more pulvinate, superlative most pulvinate)

  1. Curved convexly or swelled.
    • a pulvinated frieze
  2. Having the form of a cushion, or used to cushion/provide padding.
    • pulvinate mass

Synonyms of pulvinate

Forms of pulvinate

comparativemore pulvinate
superlativemost pulvinate

Origin of pulvinate

From Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”).

Words formed from pulvinate

Questions about pulvinate

What does pulvinate mean?
Pulvinate means curved convexly or swelled.
What part of speech is pulvinate?
Pulvinate is an adjective.

Words near pulvinate in the dictionary

  1. pulvimixer
  2. pulvimixers
  3. pulvinae
  4. pulvinar
  5. pulvinars
  6. pulvinate
  7. pulvinated
  8. pulvinately
  9. pulvini
  10. pulvinic acid
  11. pulviniform

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