Definition of spatulate in English:
spatulate
adjective ˈspatjʊlətˈspætʃələt
1Having a broad, rounded end.
his thick, spatulate fingers
Example sentencesExamples
- I had never seen these spatulate fingers, until my first boyfriend on our first date reached over to hold my hand.
- The skin was thin and bloodless, the fingers spatulate, a swollen knob at each joint and knuckle.
- 1.1Zoology Botany Broad at the apex and tapered to the base.
Example sentencesExamples
- The upper and lower incisors are broad and spatulate.
- Many have a distinctive pad over their noses; this pad is often endowed with odd bristles with spatulate tips.
- The skull is clearly broader and more spatulate, as well as longer, than the skull of Loxomma.
- The dorsal vertebrae have wide spatulate neural spines.
- Plant eating dinosaurs generally have toes that are more spatulate.
Definition of spatulate in US English:
spatulate
adjectiveˈspætʃələtˈspaCHələt
1Having a broad, rounded end.
his thick, spatulate fingers
Example sentencesExamples
- The skin was thin and bloodless, the fingers spatulate, a swollen knob at each joint and knuckle.
- I had never seen these spatulate fingers, until my first boyfriend on our first date reached over to hold my hand.
- 1.1Botany Zoology Broad at the apex and tapered to the base.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many have a distinctive pad over their noses; this pad is often endowed with odd bristles with spatulate tips.
- Plant eating dinosaurs generally have toes that are more spatulate.
- The dorsal vertebrae have wide spatulate neural spines.
- The upper and lower incisors are broad and spatulate.
- The skull is clearly broader and more spatulate, as well as longer, than the skull of Loxomma.