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uncinate

/ˈʌn.sɪ.neɪt/

uncinateverb

uncinated

Past Simple

uncinated

Past Participle

uncinating

Gerund

/ˈʌnsɪneɪt/

Rare, technical; chiefly in scientific or anatomical contexts, meaning 'to bend or furnish with a hook'.

Definitions

To bend, curve, or fasten into a hook-like shape; to furnish with a hook.

The craftsperson uncinated the metal rod to serve as a clasp.

uncinateadjective

/ˈʌn.sɪ.neɪt/

Translations

The uncinate process of the vertebra is a hook-shaped projection.

Крючковидный отросток позвонка представляет собой крючковидный выступ.

Definitions

Having a hooked or curved shape.

The bird's uncinate beak was perfectly adapted for catching fish.

Relating to or bearing a hooklike anatomical or zoological process or projection.

The surgeon carefully avoided the uncinate process during the procedure.

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