falcate

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/ˈfælkeɪt/

adjective

Shaped like a sickle.

Similar
falcatedfalciformfalculardrepaniformsickle-shapedcurvedcurving
OriginLatin falcātus →
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Meanings

adjectivefalcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)

comparative more falcate · superlative most falcate

  1. biologyShaped like a sickle.

    Synonyms: falcated, falciform, falcular, drepaniform

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShaped like a sickle.

Similar
falcatedfalciformfalculardrepaniform

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecurved like a sickle

Similar
falciformsickle-shapedcurvedcurving
Also see
curvedcurvingdrepaniformfalcatedfalciformfalcular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfalcātus“curved, sickle-shaped”
  2. Englishfalcate

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian сърповиден
  • сърповиден (sărpoviden)shaped like a sickle
Catalan falcat
  • falcatshaped like a sickle
Finnish sirppimäinen
  • sirppimäinenshaped like a sickle
Italian falcato
  • falcatoshaped like a sickle
Latin falcātus
  • falcātusshaped like a sickle
Polish sierpowaty
  • sierpowatyshaped like a sickle
Portuguese falcado
  • falcadoshaped like a sickle
Spanish falcado
  • falcadoshaped like a sickle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

facetal
Cite this entry
APA

falcate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falcate

MLA

“falcate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falcate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falcate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falcate.

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