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circinate

/ˈsɜː.sɪ.neɪt/

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adjective

/ˈsɜː.sɪ.neɪt/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее сделанный круглым или кольцеобразным; исторически использовалось в ботанике и медицине.

An obsolete adjective meaning made round or ring-shaped; used historically in botany and medicine.

  1. Ring-shapedC2formal

    Having a circular or ring-like form; coiled or rolled into a circle.

    ruКольцевидный

    • The fern fronds were circinate in their early growth stage.
    • The artist created a circinate pattern in the center of the sculpture.
    • Botanists describe the young leaves of certain plants as circinate.

    Synonymsannularcircularringedringlike

Forms
  • more circinate comparative form
  • most circinate superlative form