Dictionary

spatulate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈspa.tʃʊ.lət/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ (UK)

Meanings

1. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
   • For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 804:
   • “I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]” 1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:
2. Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

Forms

Deriveds

subspatulate

Synonyms

spatular · spatuloid · spatulous

Translations (3)

fi vastapuikea (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base) · de spatelig (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base) · pl łopatkowaty (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base)

spatulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈspa.tʃʊ.lət/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ (UK)

Meanings

1. To treat or mix with a spatula.
2. To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

Forms

Relateds

spatula