Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
spatulate. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
spatulate, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
spatulate in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
spatulate you have here. The definition of the word
spatulate will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
spatulate, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/, /ˈspa.tʃʊ.lət/
Adjective
spatulate (comparative more spatulate, superlative most spatulate)
- Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
- Synonyms: spatular, spatuloid, spatulous
1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:“I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions? […] ”
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 804:For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.
- (botany) Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.
Derived terms
Translations
having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base
Verb
spatulate (third-person singular simple present spatulates, present participle spatulating, simple past and past participle spatulated)
- To treat or mix with a spatula.
- To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.
Latin
Adjective
spatulāte
- vocative masculine singular of spatulātus