acuminate

• Adjectif désignant quelque chose qui se termine en pointe effilée, employé notamment dans les descriptions botaniques ou zoologiques.

An obsolete adjective meaning tapering to a sharp point, typically used in botanical or zoological descriptions.

1. Tapering to a pointC2formal

   Describing a shape that gradually narrows to a sharp point, often used in botany for leaves or other plant parts.

   Acuminé

   • The leaf of this species is acuminate, tapering to a fine tip.
   • Botanists noted the acuminate shape of the petals.
   • The acuminate apex of the leaf distinguishes it from similar plants.

   Synonymesacuteattenuatepointedsharpsharp-pointedtapering

   Antonymesbluntobtuseroundedtruncated

• Verbe désuet signifiant rendre pointu ou aigu, ou devenir pointu ou aigu.

An obsolete verb meaning to sharpen or point something, or to become sharp or pointed.

1. To make sharp or pointedC2formal

   To cause something to become sharp, acute, or taper to a point.

   Rendre pointu

   • The craftsman acuminate the tip of the needle with a file.
   • The artist acuminate the pencil to draw fine lines.
   • The sculptor acuminate the edges of the marble statue.

   Synonymespointsharpentaper

   Antonymesbluntdull

2. To taper to a point (botany)C2formalscientific

   Describes a leaf shape that narrows gradually to a slender point.

   Acuminé (botanique)

   • The leaves of this plant acuminate at the tip.
   • Botanists note that the leaf shape acuminate in this species.
   • The specimen's leaves acuminate, distinguishing it from related varieties.

   Synonymesattenuatetaper

   Antonymesbluntobtuserounded