plicate

English

WOTD – 21 November 2009

A plicate palm frond.

Etymology

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“I fold”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈplaɪkət/, /ˈplaɪ.keɪt/ (adjective)

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• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /plɪˈkeɪt/, /plaɪˈkeɪt/ (verb)

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Adjective

plicate (comparative more plicate, superlative most plicate)

1. (biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

Synonyms

• (folded): corrugated, folded, plicated

Related terms

• plicately
• plication
• plicature

Translations

folded

• Bulgarian: нагънат (bg) (nagǎnat), надиплен (bg) (nadiplen)
• Finnish: poimuinen (fi), poimukas
• French: plicaturé (medicine), plissé (fr) (botany)
• Latin: plicātus
• Polish: składany (pl)
• Swedish: plisserad

Verb

plicate (third-person singular simple present plicates, present participle plicating, simple past and past participle plicated)

1. (chiefly biology) To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).

Translations

biology: to fold

• Bulgarian: нагъвам (bg) (nagǎvam), надиплям (bg) (nadipljam)
• Finnish: poimuttua
• French: plicaturer
• Irish: fill
• Polish: składać (pl)
• Swedish: plissera (sv) (of clothing or fabric)

Latin

Participle

plicāte

1. vocative masculine singular of plicātus