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Arcuate

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
arcuate

"bent like a bow," 1620s, from Latin arcuatus "bow-like, arched," past participle of arcuare "to bend like a bow," from arcus "bow" (see arc (n.)).

Wiktionary
arcuate

a. curved into the shape of a bow

WordNet
arcuate

adj. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: arced, arched, arching, arciform, bowed]

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Arcuate

Arcuate (Latin for "curved") can refer to:

  • Arcuate delta, a type of river delta
  • Arcuate fasciculus
  • Arcuate line (disambiguation)
  • Arcuate artery (disambiguation), several arteries
  • Arcuate nucleus
  • Arcuate nucleus (medulla)
  • Internal arcuate fibers of the brain
  • Arcuate architecture, employing its arches and beams
  • Arcuate ligaments of the diaphragm
  • Arcuate pocket a type of pocket used in clothing, especially jeans made by Levi Strauss

Usage examples of "arcuate".

He probed further and was astonished to discover an anterior extension of the arcuate fasciculum to a well-developed patch of the cortex for which no specific function was known.

Col tintinnio risonante di uno specchio d'acqua ghiacciato, scissa da crepe arcuate, la vetrata cadde in un'esplosione di pioggia e di schegge, mentre all'esterno cupe nubi tem­poralesche solcavano un cielo incollerito.

Where might you find the pons, the arcuate fasciculus, Wernicke's area and the fissure of Rolando?