hamate

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/ˈheɪmeɪt//ˈhæmeɪt/

adjective

Hooked at the end.

Similar
hamate boneunciform boneos hamatum
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Meanings

adjectivehamate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyHooked at the end.
nounhamate (plural hamates)

plural hamates

  1. The hamate bone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

Similar
hamate boneunciform boneos hamatum
Broader
carpal bonecarpalwrist bone
Also see
hamate bonehamated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tehamaathame
Cite this entry
APA

hamate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamate

MLA

“hamate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamate.

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