English Explanatory Dictionary

spatulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
  2. Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.
verb
  1. To treat or mix with a spatula.
  2. To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

Pronunciation

/ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ /ˈspa.tʃʊ.lət/ En-us-spatulate.ogg

Word forms

spatulate more spatulate most spatulate spathulate spatulates spatulating spatulated

Synonyms

spatular spatuloid spatulous

Related words

spatula

Derived words

subspatulate
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