carinate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹɪnət/, /ˈkæɹɪneɪt/

Adjective

carinate (comparative more carinate, superlative most carinate)

1. Shaped like a boat's keel.

   a carinate calyx or leaf

   a carinate sternum

2. (ornithology) Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
3. (botany) Having a carina.

Usage notes

• Almost exclusively used in describing organisms and archaeological artifacts.

Synonyms

• ridged

Derived terms

• bicarinate
• carinate abdomen
• carination
• ecarinate
• multicarinate
• quadricarinate
• subcarinate
• tricarinate
• unicarinate

Noun

carinate (plural carinates)

1. Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Anagrams

• arcanite, craniate

Latin

Adjective

carīnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of carīnātus