applanate

[ ap-luh-neyt, a-pley-neyt ]

/ ˈæp ləˌneɪt, æˈpleɪ neɪt /

adjective Biology.

having a horizontally flattened form.

Nearby words

appia, appia, adolphe, appian way, appius claudius, appl., applanate, applanation, applanation tonometer, applanometry, applaud, applaudable

Origin of applanate

< New Latin applānātus flattened; see ap-¹, planate

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