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quadriradiate

quadriradiate adjective: having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts.

Adjective

quadriradiate (not comparable)

  1. Having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts.

Noun

quadriradiate (plural quadriradiates)

  1. A quadriradiate sponge-spicule.
    • The skeleton is composed of triradiates arranged in a few confused layers in the walls of ascon-tubes. In addition to the triradiates, a few quadriradiates can occasionally be found.2023 November 24, Wikipedia contributors, “Clathrina mutsu”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Forms of quadriradiate

pluralquadriradiates

Origin of quadriradiate

From quadri- + radiate.

Questions about quadriradiate

What does quadriradiate mean?
Quadriradiate means having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts.
What part of speech is quadriradiate?
Quadriradiate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quadriradiate in the dictionary

  1. quadriquadric
  2. quadriquadrics
  3. quadriracial
  4. quadriradial
  5. quadriradials
  6. quadriradiate
  7. quadriradiates
  8. quadriradical
  9. quadriradicals
  10. quadrireme
  11. quadriremes

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