pulvinate

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adjective

Curved convexly or swelled.

“pulvinate mass”

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pulvinated
OriginLatin pulvinatus →
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Meanings

adjectivepulvinate (comparative more pulvinate, superlative most pulvinate)

comparative more pulvinate · superlative most pulvinate

  1. architectureCurved convexly or swelled.

    a pulvinated frieze

  2. biologyHaving the form of a cushion, or used to cushion/provide padding.

    pulvinate mass

Synonyms & antonyms

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pulvinated

Origin

  1. Latinpulvinatus
  2. Englishpulvinate

From Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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