costate

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English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin costatus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

costate (not comparable)

  1. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
  2. (botany) Having one or more longitudinal ribs.
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Etymology 2

From co- +‎ state.

Pronunciation

Noun

costate (plural costates)

  1. (international law) A state in alliance with another state.
  2. (mathematics, physics) An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

costate f

  1. plural of costata

Etymology 2

Verb

costate

  1. inflection of costare:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

costate f pl

  1. feminine plural of costato

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Latin

Adjective

costāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of costātus

Spanish

Verb

costate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of costar combined with te
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