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/kok"lee it, -ayt'/, adj.shaped like a snail shell; spiral.Also, cochleated.[1825-35; < L cochleatus spiral, equiv. to cochle(a) COCHLEA + -atus -ATE1]
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Cochleate — Coch le*ate, Cochleated Coch le*a ted, a. [L. cochleatus spiral or screw formed. See {Cochlea}.] Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cochleate — [käk′lē āt΄ədkäk′lē āt΄, käk′lēit] adj. [ModL < L cochleatus, spiral shaped: see COCHLEA] shaped like the shell of a snail: also cochleated [käk′lē āt΄əd] … English World dictionary
cochleate — adj. [Gr. kochlias, snail with a spiral shell] Spirally twisted like a snail shell; screw like … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cochleate — 1. Resembling a snail shell. 2. Denoting the appearance of a form of plate culture. [L. cochlea, a snail shell] * * * co·chle·ate kō klē ət, .āt, käk lē adj having the form of a snail shell … Medical dictionary
cochleate — a.; (also cochleated) Spiral. See cochleary … New dictionary of synonyms
cochleate — co·chle·ate … English syllables
cochleate — /ˈkɒkliˌeɪt/ (say koklee.ayt), / liət/ (say leeuht) adjective shaped like a snail shell; spiral. Also, cochleated. {Latin cochleātus} …
cochleate — … Useful english dictionary
cochleate uterus — a small adult uterus with a conical cervix and a body that is small, globular, and acutely flexed … Medical dictionary
Cochleated — Cochleate Coch le*ate, Cochleated Coch le*a ted, a. [L. cochleatus spiral or screw formed. See {Cochlea}.] Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
