retuse

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adjective

Having a rounded apex with a small central notch.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

adjectiveretuse (comparative more retuse, superlative most retuse)

comparative more retuse · superlative most retuse

  1. biologyHaving a rounded apex with a small central notch.

Translations

Catalan retús
  • retúshaving a rounded apex with a small central notch
French rétus
  • rétushaving a rounded apex with a small central notch
Italian retuso
  • retusohaving a rounded apex with a small central notch
Latin retusus
  • retusushaving a rounded apex with a small central notch

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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