English Explanatory Dictionary

pulvinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Curved convexly or swelled.
  2. Having the form of a cushion, or used to cushion/provide padding.

Word forms

pulvinate more pulvinate most pulvinate

Etymology

From Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”).

Synonyms

pulvinated

Derived words

pulvinately subpulvinate
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