falcate

fal·cate

F0019700 (făl′kāt′) also fal·cat·ed (-kā′tĭd)adj. Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

[Latin falcātus, from falx, falc-, sickle.]

falcate

(ˈfælkeɪt) or

falciform

adj (Biology) biology shaped like a sickle[C19: from Latin falcātus, from falx sickle]

fal•cate

(ˈfæl keɪt)

also fal′cat•ed,

adj. curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked. [1820–30; < Latin falcātus sickle-shaped]

Thesaurus

Adj.

falcate - curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon"falciform, sickle-shapedcurved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"

falcate

[′fal‚kat] (astronomy) Crescent-shaped; applied usually to the appearance of the moon, Venus, and Mercury during their crescent phases. (biology) Shaped like a sickle.

falcate

fal·ci·form

(fal'si-fōrm), Having a crescentic or sickle shape. Synonym(s): falcate [L. falx, sickle, + forma, form]

falcate

(făl′kāt′) also

falcated

(-kā′tĭd)adj. Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

fal·ci·form

(fal'si-fōrm) Having a crescentic or sickle shape.
Synonym(s): falcate. [L. falx, sickle, + forma, form]

falcate

sickle-shaped.

falcate

Synonyms for falcate

adj curved like a sickle

Synonyms

falciform
sickle-shaped

Related Words

curved
curving

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