单词 | spatulate |
释义 | spatulateadj. Having a broadened and rounded end like that of a common form of spatula: a. Botany. Of leaves, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > having a rounded end truncated1752 obtuse1753 premorse1753 retuse1753 spatulate1760 spatulated1777 lopped1787 succise1880 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > spatulate spatulate1760 spatulated1777 spathulate1821 spathulated1821 the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curved at flattened end spatulate1760 spatulated1777 spatuliform1822 spatulous1828 spatulose1866 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. 172 Spatulate, resembling a Spatula; when the Figure is roundish, but lengthened out by the Addition of a linear Base that is narrower. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxv. 358 The leaves have..hairy, spatulate lobes. 1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 382 L[eaves] several, spatulate, rough at the apex. 1828 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora (ed. 2) II. 94 Leaves linear~lanceolate;..lowermost stalked, somewhat spatulate. 1850 R. Tyas Favourite Field Flowers 2nd Ser. 74 The leaves..immediately from the root, ovate or spatulate. b. Zoology. Of organs or parts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > spatulate spatulate1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 263. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 232/2 Lower incisor teeth [of giraffe]..spatulate. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 69 Pen, like loligo, but dilated and spatulate behind. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 262 The large basal joint..bears a curved, spatulate process. c. In general use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [adjective] > at the end spatulated1777 spatuliform1822 spatulous1828 spatulose1866 spatulate1883 spatular1891 1883 H. Frith & E. Heron-Allen Chiromancy 70 A woman with rather spatulate fingers and a small thumb. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 June 6 With the long, spatulate little finger the management of business will result. 1897 Archaeol. V. 480 Rods of gilt copper expanded at one end into flat spatulate heads. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2020). spatulatev. 1. transitive. To stir or mix with a spatula. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > by kneading, stirring, etc. > by stirring > with a specific instrument paddle1873 spatulate1923 1923 in L. P. Anthony Dict. Dental Sci. 269/1. 1954 O. C. Applegate Essent. Removable Partial Denture Prosthesis 261 Spatulate thoroughly to free the mix of contained air. 1956 J. N. Anderson Appl. Dental Materials xviii. 216 The difficulty of spatulating such a mixture..usually results in overspatulation. 1957 Jrnl. Amer. Ceramic Soc. 40 254/1 The fine powders were spatulated intensively with either pine oil or a commercial screen oil. 1981 Scand. Jrnl. Dental Res. 89 100/2 Dentists often spatulate for too short a time. 2. Surgery. To give a spatulate form to (a tubular vessel). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > perform other surgical practices [verb (transitive)] > spatulate spatulate1976 1976 Ann. Thoracic Surg. XXII. 235/2 The end of the divided subclavian artery was then spatulated. 1977 Urologia Internat. XXXII. 369 The..terminal ureter is amputated as needed and the ureter is spatulated for about 10 mm on its anterior surface. Derivatives ˈspatulating n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > [noun] > spatulation spatulating1966 spatulation1977 1966 Brit. Jrnl. Urol. 38 525 An atraumatic catgut suture is then inserted..at the apex of the spatulating incision. 1977 Urologia Internat. XXXII. 368 The main differences are the way the submucosal tunnel is prepared, the resection and spatulating of the terminal ureter, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1760v.1923 |
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