flagellate

• يصف ما له سوط أو ما يتصل به، أو يعني كفعل جلد بالسوط أو الضرب به.

Describes something that has or is related to a flagellum (a whip-like appendage), or, as a verb, to whip or flog.

1. Having a flagellumC2formalscientific

   Having or resembling a whip-like appendage (flagellum), especially referring to certain microorganisms or cell structures.

   ذو سوط

   • Flagellate bacteria propel themselves using their whip-like tails.
   • Under the microscope, the flagellate cells were clearly visible.
   • Some protozoa are flagellate organisms that move through liquid environments.
   • The flagellate structure of the sperm cell allows it to swim.

   المرادفاتflagellated

• اسم يشير إلى كائن أولي وحيد الخلية غالبًا غيري التغذية وذو أسواط، يعيش حرًّا أو متطفلًا، وبعض أنواعه تسبب أمراضًا للإنسان والحيوان.

A noun referring to a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.

1. Protozoan with flagellaC1formalscientific

   A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella, used for movement and feeding; some species are pathogens of humans and other animals.

   سوطيات

   • The biologist studied the movement of a flagellate under the microscope.
   • Certain flagellates can cause diseases like giardiasis in humans.
   • Many flagellates inhabit freshwater environments and feed on bacteria.

   المرادفاتmastigophoranmastigophore

• فعل يعني الجلد بالسوط أو الضرب به، ويُستعمل غالبًا في سياق العقاب أو التوبة الدينية.

A verb meaning to whip or flog, often as a form of punishment or religious penance.

1. Whip or flogC1formal

   To beat or whip someone or something, often as a form of punishment or religious penance.

   يَجْلِد أو يَسُوط

   • The monk would flagellate himself as an act of penance.
   • In ancient times, prisoners were sometimes flagellated in public.
   • The cult leader ordered his followers to flagellate the heretic.

   المرادفاتbirchcanefloglashscourgethrashwhip

   الأضدادcaresscomfortpraisereward