The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
repand — repánd adj. m., pl. repánzi; f. sg. repándă, pl. repánde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
repand — [ri pand′] adj. [L repandus, bent backward < re , back + pandus, bent < IE base * pandos > ON fattr, bent over, supple] Bot. having a wavy margin, as some leaves … English World dictionary
repand — adjective Etymology: Latin repandus spread out, from repandere to open wide, from re + pandere to spread more at fathom Date: circa 1760 having a slightly undulating margin < a repand leaf > < a repand colony of bacteria > … New Collegiate Dictionary
repand — Denoting a bacterial colony with edges marked by a series of slightly concave segments with angular projections at their points of union. [L. repandus, bent or turned back, fr. re , back, + pandus, curved] * * * re·pand ri pand adj having a… … Medical dictionary
repand — adj. [L. re, back; pandus, bent] Wavy, with alternate segments of circles and minute angles; having a wavy or uneven outline; sinuate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
repand — repandly, adv. /ri pand /, adj. 1. Bot. having a wavy margin, as a leaf. 2. slightly wavy. [1750 60; < L repandus bent backwards, turned up, equiv. to re RE + pandus bent, curved, deriv. of pandere to spread out, extend] * * * … Universalium
repand — (L). Turned up, bent backward … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
repand — re·pand … English syllables
repand — re•pand [[t]rɪˈpænd[/t]] adj. bot having a wavy margin, as a leaf • Etymology: 1750–60; < L repandus bent backward =re re +pandus bent, curved … From formal English to slang
repand — /rəˈpænd/ (say ruh pand) adjective Botany 1. having the margin slightly wavy, as a leaf. 2. slightly wavy. {Latin repandus bent back} …
