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spatulate

UK/ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/

spatulate adjective: shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.

Adjective

spatulate (comparative more spatulate, superlative most spatulate)

  1. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
    • “I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]”1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC
    • For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 804
  2. Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

Verb

spatulate (third-person singular simple present spatulates, present participle spatulating, simple past and past participle spatulated)

  1. To treat or mix with a spatula.
  2. To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

spatulate meaning in Tamil

spatulate in Tamil

கரண்டி வடிவம், துடுப்புருவான, கரண்டி வடிவமான

Synonyms of spatulate

Forms of spatulate

Adjective
comparativemore spatulate
superlativemost spatulate
alternative formspathulate
Verb
third-person singular presentspatulates
present participlespatulating
past participlespatulated
pastspatulated

Words formed from spatulate

Questions about spatulate

What does spatulate mean?
Spatulate means shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
What is spatulate in Tamil?
Spatulate in Tamil is கரண்டி வடிவம், துடுப்புருவான, கரண்டி வடிவமான. See Spatulate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spatulate?
Spatulate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce spatulate?
Spatulate is pronounced /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ (UK).

Words near spatulate in the dictionary

  1. spatulamancy
  2. spatular
  3. spatulas
  4. spatulasnout catshark
  5. spatulasnout catsharks
  6. spatulate
  7. spatulated
  8. spatulately
  9. spatulates
  10. spatulating
  11. spatulation

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