vallate

[ val-eyt ]

/ ˈvæl eɪt /

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adjective

bordered by a ridge, raised edge, or the like.

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Origin of vallate

1875–80; <Late Latin vallātus (past participle of vallāre to surround, border with a wall, rampart), equivalent to vall(um) rampart, wall + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby vallate

valise, Valium, Valkyrie, Valla, Valladolid, vallate, vallation, vallecula, valleculate, Valle d'Aosta, Valle de la Pascua

How to use vallate in a sentence

The foramen cæcum lies just behind the apex of the vallate papillæ in the middle line.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles