dendritic

English

Etymology

dendrite +‎ -ic, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/

Adjective

dendritic (comparative more dendritic, superlative most dendritic)

1. Having a branching structure similar to a tree
2. Of, pertaining to or possessing dendrites

Derived terms

• dendritical
• dendritically
• dendrodendritic
• follicular dendritic cell
• interdendritic
• multidendritic
• nondendritic
• predendritic
• somatodendritic

 

Translations

of or possessing dendrites

• Catalan: dendrític
• Finnish: dendriittinen
• French: dendritique (fr)
• Irish: craobhach

• Italian: dendritico (it)
• Portuguese: dendrítico
• Spanish: dendrítico (es)

Noun

dendritic (plural dendritics)

1. A dendritic cell