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/teuh reet", ter"eet/, adj.1. slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.2. cylindrical or slightly tapering.[1610-20; earlier teret < L teret- (s. of teres) smooth and round, akin to terere to rub]
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terete — (del lat. «teres, ĕtis») adj. Aplicado a personas, *robusto. * * * terete. (Del lat. teres, ĕtis, rollizo). adj. p. us. Rollizo, duro y de carne fuerte … Enciclopedia Universal
Terete — Te*rete , a. [L. teres, etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. terere to rub.] Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terete — (Del lat. teres, ĕtis, rollizo). adj. p. us. Rollizo, duro y de carne fuerte … Diccionario de la lengua española
terete — [te rēt′, ter′ēt΄] adj. [L teres (gen. teretis), round, smooth, orig., rubbed < terere, to rub: see THROW] Biol. of or having a circular shape when cross sectioned or a cylindrical shape that tapers at each end … English World dictionary
terete — sub·terete; terete; … English syllables
terete — adjective Etymology: Latin teret , teres well turned, rounded; akin to Latin terere to rub more at throw Date: circa 1619 approximately cylindrical but usually tapering at both ends < a terete seedpod > … New Collegiate Dictionary
terete — round in cross section and tapering … Dictionary of ichthyology
terete — adjective Having a smooth circular cross section and a tapering form … Wiktionary
terete — [tə ri:t] adjective chiefly Botany smooth and cylindrical or slightly tapering. Origin C17: from L. teres, teret rounded off … English new terms dictionary
terete — Solid structure which is circular in cross section; cylindrical or nearly so, e.g. the petioles of most cycad species. Cf. semiterete … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
