The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lanceolate — ► ADJECTIVE technical ▪ of a narrow oval shape tapering to a point at each end. ORIGIN Latin lanceolatus, from lanceola a small lance … English terms dictionary
lanceolate — [lan′sē ə lit, lan′sē əlāt΄] adj. [LL lanceolatus < lanceola, dim. of L lancea: see LANCE] narrow and tapering like the head of a lance, as certain leaves: see LEAF … English World dictionary
lanceolate — adjective Etymology: Late Latin lanceolatus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of lancea Date: circa 1760 shaped like a lance head; specifically tapering to a point at the apex and sometimes at the base < lanceolate leaves > < lanceolate prisms >… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lanceolate — spear shaped, broad at the base and tapering to a point … Dictionary of ichthyology
lanceolate — adj. [L. lanceola, little lance] Tapering to a point at the apex, or sometimes at both ends; lance shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lanceolate — lanceolately, adv. /lan see euh layt , lit/, adj. 1. shaped like the head of a lance. 2. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf. [1750 60; < L lanceolatus armed with a small lance, equiv. to lanceol(a) small… … Universalium
lanceolate — adjective a) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex. b) Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in… … Wiktionary
lanceolate — (Order Isopoda): Lance shaped; narrow and tapering to a point [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
lanceolate — lan·ce·o·late lan(t) sē ə .lāt adj shaped like the head of a lance or spear * * * lan·ce·o·late (lanґse o lāt) shaped like a lance … Medical dictionary
lanceolate — shaped like a lance head Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
