Meanings
adjectiveY-shaped (not comparable)
- not comparableShaped like the capital letter "Y".
An immunoglobulin is a large, Y-shaped protein.
1 more example
The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshaped in the form of the letter Y
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 丫字
- 丫字 (yāzì)Translations
German Y-förmig
- Y-förmigTranslations
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APA
Y-shaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y-shaped
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“Y-shaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y-shaped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Y-shaped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y-shaped.
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