English Explanatory Dictionary

terete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or less tapering.

Word forms

terete more terete most terete

Etymology

From Latin teres (“rounded (cylindrical)”).

Synonyms

teretiform teretial teretous

Derived words

semiterete subterete teretish
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