Dictionary.com

alveated

[ al-vee-ey-tid ]
/ ˈæl viˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

having the vaulted shape of a beehive.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of alveated

1615–25; <Latin alveāt(us) (equivalent to alve(us) concave vessel, trough (alv(us) belly + -eus noun suffix) + -ātus-ate1) + -ed2

Words nearby alveated

Alvarado, Alvarez, Alvarez hypothesis, Álvarez Quintero, Alvaro, alveated, alveoalgia, alveol-, alveola, alveolar, alveolar abscess
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020