Meanings
adjectivecagelike (comparative more cagelike, superlative most cagelike)
comparative more cagelike · superlative most cagelike
- Resembling or characteristic of a cage.
Why would this cagelike structure be energetically unfavorable?
2004, Bruce Alberts, Essential Cell Biology: An Introduction to the Molecular Biology of the Cell1 more example
This version shows a small figure inside of cagelike towers, perhaps symbolizing the fledgling sculptor's dreams of creation.
1990, Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions
Origin
- Englishcage
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishcagelike
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