English Explanatory Dictionary

lanceolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
  2. Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.
noun
  1. Any such artefact.

Word forms

lanceolate more lanceolate most lanceolate lanceolated lanceolates

Etymology

From Latin lanceolatus.

Derived words

lanceolately oblanceolate semilanceolate sublanceolate
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