- arcuate
- adjective
Etymology: Latin arcuatus, past participle of arcuare to bend like a bow, from arcus bow
Date: 1626
curved like a bow <an arcuate cloud> • arcuately adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Arcuate — (Latin for curved ) can refer to: * Arcuate delta, a type of river delta * Arcuate fasciculus * Arcuate line * Arcuate nucleus * Arcuate nucleus (medulla) * Internal and external arcuate fibers of the brain * Arcuate arteries of the kidney *… … Wikipedia
Arcuate — Arc u*ate, Arcuated Arc u*a ted(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See {Arc}.] Bent or curved in the form of a bow. Arcuate stalks. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arcuate — (adj.) bent like a bow, 1620s, from L. arcuatus bow like, arched, pp. of arcuare to bend like a bow, from arcus bow (see ARC (Cf. arc)) … Etymology dictionary
arcuate — [är′kyo͞o it, är′kyo͞oāt΄] adj. [L arcuatus, pp. of arcuare, bend like a bow < arcus, a bow: see ARC] curved like a bow; arched arcuately adv … English World dictionary
arcuate — Denoting a form that is arched or has the shape of a bow. SYN: arcate, arciform. [L. arcuatus, bowed] * * * ar·cu·ate är kyə wət, .wāt adj curved like a bow <arcuate fibers in the brain> * * * ar·cu·ate (ahrґku āt) [L. arcuatus bow… … Medical dictionary
Arcuate fibers — can refer to: * Internal arcuate fibers * Anterior external arcuate fibers * Posterior external arcuate fibers … Wikipedia
arcuate ligament — see LATERAL ARCUATE LIGAMENT, MEDIAL ARCUATE LIGAMENT, MEDIAN ARCUATE LIGAMENT … Medical dictionary
Arcuate artery — can refer to: * Arcuate artery of the foot * Arcuate arteries of the kidney … Wikipedia
arcuate vein — n any of the veins of the kidney that accompany the arcuate arteries, drain blood from the interlobular veins, and empty into the interlobar veins … Medical dictionary
arcuate artery — n any of the branches of the interlobar arteries of the kidney that form arches over the base of the pyramids … Medical dictionary
