hamate

[ hey-meyt ]

adjectiveAnatomy.

hook-shaped.
having a hooklike process.

Origin of hamate

1735–45; <Latin hāmātus hooked, equivalent to hām(us) hook + -ātus-ate¹

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How to use hamate in a sentence

Spores of Bacidia umbrina to illustrate the several-celled, hyaline, hamate or spirally twisted type.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 | Bruce Fink and Leafy J. Corrington
hamate, or Hamose, hooked; the end of a slender body bent round.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for hamate

hamate

/ (ˈheɪmeɪt) /

adjective

rare hook-shaped

Origin of hamate

C18: from Latin hāmātus, from hāmus hook

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