Synonyms

arcuate

American

[ahr-kyoo-it, -eyt] / ˈɑr kyu ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

Also arcuated

adjective

bent or curved like a bow.

arcuate British

/ -ˌeɪt, ˈɑːkjuːɪt /

adjective

Also: arcuated. shaped or bent like an arc or bow

arcuate leaves
arcuate fibres of the cerebrum

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Etymology

Origin of arcuate

1620–30; < Latin arcuātus bent like a bow, curved (past participle of arcuāre ), equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus bow + -ātus -ate ¹

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Arcuate, �r′kū-āt, Arcuated, �r′kū-āt-ed, adj. bent in the form of a bow.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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