Arcuate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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