- pennate
- adjective Etymology: irregular from New Latin Pennales Date: 1938 of, relating to, or being usually elongate bilaterally symmetrical diatoms of an order (Pennales) having a raphe or a similar structure
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pennate — is used to mean winged , feathered or simply shaped like a wing . The latter definition is sometimes used to describe plant leaf morphology (see lanceolate).Pennate diatoms are bilaterally symmetrical, and belong to the order Pennales … Wikipedia
Pennate — Pen nate, Pennated Pen na*ted, a. [L. pennatus feathered, winged, from penna feather, wing.] 1. Winged; plume shaped. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as {Pinnate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pennate — [pen′āt΄] adj. [L pennatus, winged < penna, quill, wing: see PEN2] Bot. PINNATE … English World dictionary
Pennate muscle — A pennate muscle (also called a penniform muscle) is a muscle with fascicles that attach obliquely to its tendon. These types of muscles generally allow better stabilization and force production but less flexibility.Individual muscle fibers are… … Wikipedia
pennate — /pen ayt/, adj. winged; feathered. Also, pennated. [1695 1705; < L pennatus. See PENNA, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
pennate — adjective Having a feather like shape … Wiktionary
pennate — Feathered; resembling a feather. SYN: penniform. [L. pennatus, fr. penna, feather] * * * pen·nate pen .āt adj having a structure like that of a feather esp being a muscle in which fibers extend obliquely from either side of a central tendon * * * … Medical dictionary
pennate — adj. winged; feathered … English contemporary dictionary
pennate — [ pɛnət] adjective Botany (of a diatom) bilaterally symmetrical. Compare with centric. Origin C19: from L. pennatus feathered, winged … English new terms dictionary
pennate — pen·nate … English syllables
