What is "carinate"

Carinate \Car"i*nate\, Carinated \Car"i*na`ted\a. [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.] Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

a. 1 Keel-shaped, as in a boat's keel. 2 (context ornithology English) Of a bird, having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

n. birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: carinate bird, flying bird] [ant: ratite]

1. adj. having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: ridged, carinated, keeled]

2. having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: carinated, ridged, keeled]

Carinate is a shape in pottery, glassware and artistic design usually applied to amphorae or vases. The shape is defined by the joining of a rounded base to the sides of an inward sloping vessel. This design is seen in ancient cultures such as recovered in archaeological digs in such sites as the palace of Knossos in Minoan Crete. An alternative adjectival form of this design is carinated.