Dictionary

plicate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈplaɪ.keɪt/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /plɪˈkeɪt/ (UK, US)
• /ˈplaɪkət/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.

Meanings

1. Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

Forms

Deriveds

pentaplicate · plicately · uniplicate · sesquiplicate · biplicate · subplicate

Relateds

plat · plicature · plait · pleach · plash · ploy · ply · replicate · plié · plex · implicate · plication · pleat

Translations (9)

fr plicaturé (folded) · pl składany (folded) · sv plisserad (folded) · la plicātus (folded) · fi poimuinen (folded) · bg нагънат (folded) · bg надиплен (folded) · fi poimukas (folded) · fr plissé (folded)

plicate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /plaɪˈkeɪt/ (UK, US)
• /plɪˈkeɪt/ (UK, US)
• /ˈplaɪkət/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.

Meanings

1. To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).

Forms

Translations (8)

pl złożyć (biology: to fold) · ga fill (biology: to fold) · fr plicaturer (biology: to fold) · bg нагъвам (biology: to fold) · bg надиплям (biology: to fold) · sv plissera (biology: to fold) · pl składać (biology: to fold) · fi poimuttua (biology: to fold)