English Explanatory Dictionary

pectinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling a comb.
  2. Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.
  3. Striate.
verb
  1. To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate.
noun
  1. An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛktəneɪt/ en-us-pectinate.ogg

Word forms

pectinate pectinates pectinating pectinated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“to comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -ate.

Synonyms

pectinated

Related words

bipectinated pecten pectinal pectinatella pectination pectinibranchiate pectiniform unipectinated pectate pectin

Derived words

bipectinate impectinate monopectinate pectinate line pectinately subpectinate unipectinate

Translations

Bulgarian: гребенчат Portuguese: pectinado Spanish: pectinado
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