platy
1(of an igneous rock) split into thin, flat sheets, often resembling strata, as a result of uneven cooling.
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a combining form meaning “flat,” “broad,” used in the formation of compound words: platyhelminth.
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3- Also plat- .
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British Dictionary definitions for platy (1 of 3)
/ (ˈpleɪtɪ) /
of, relating to, or designating rocks the constituents of which occur in flaky layers: platy fracture
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/ (ˈplætɪ) /
any of various small brightly coloured freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the Central American genus Xiphophorus, esp X. maculatus
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2British Dictionary definitions for platy- (3 of 3)
indicating something flat: platyhelminth
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