Definition of spatulate in English:
 spatulate
adjective ˈspatjʊlətˈspætʃələt
1Having a broad, rounded end.
 his thick, spatulate fingers
 Example sentencesExamples
-  I had never seen these spatulate fingers, until my first boyfriend on our first date reached over to hold my hand.
 -  The skin was thin and bloodless, the fingers spatulate, a swollen knob at each joint and knuckle.
 
- 1.1Zoology Botany  Broad at the apex and tapered to the base.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The upper and lower incisors are broad and spatulate.
 -  Many have a distinctive pad over their noses; this pad is often endowed with odd bristles with spatulate tips.
 -  The skull is clearly broader and more spatulate, as well as longer, than the skull of Loxomma.
 -  The dorsal vertebrae have wide spatulate neural spines.
 -  Plant eating dinosaurs generally have toes that are more spatulate.
 
 
  Definition of spatulate in US English:
 spatulate
adjectiveˈspætʃələtˈspaCHələt
1Having a broad, rounded end.
 his thick, spatulate fingers
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The skin was thin and bloodless, the fingers spatulate, a swollen knob at each joint and knuckle.
 -  I had never seen these spatulate fingers, until my first boyfriend on our first date reached over to hold my hand.
 
- 1.1Botany Zoology  Broad at the apex and tapered to the base.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Many have a distinctive pad over their noses; this pad is often endowed with odd bristles with spatulate tips.
 -  Plant eating dinosaurs generally have toes that are more spatulate.
 -  The dorsal vertebrae have wide spatulate neural spines.
 -  The upper and lower incisors are broad and spatulate.
 -  The skull is clearly broader and more spatulate, as well as longer, than the skull of Loxomma.