ar·cu·ate (är ky - t, - t ) also ar·cu·at·ed (-td)adj. Having the form of a bow; curved. [Latin arcu tus, past participle of arcure, to bend like a bow, from arcus, bow.]ar cu·ate·ly adv. |
arcuate [ˈɑːkjuːɪt -ˌeɪt]
adj
shaped or bent like an arc or bow arcuate leaves arcuate fibres of the cerebrum Also arcuated
[from Latin arcuāre, from arcus arc]
arcuately adv
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| Adj. | 1. |  arcuate - forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
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