"pectinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɛktəneɪt/ Audio: en-us-pectinate.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“I comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ- (pluck)}}, {{bor+|en|la|pectinātus||combed}} Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), {{etydate/the|mid-18th century}} the mid-18th century, {{etydate|mid-18th century}} First attested in the mid-18th century Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pectinate (not comparable)
  1. Resembling a comb.
    (anatomy, zoology, botany) Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Botany, Zoology Synonyms: pectinated
    Sense id: en-pectinate-en-adj-6WVQyArH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 32 21 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 26 16 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 32 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 59 30 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 29 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 31 11 Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
  2. Resembling a comb.
    (mycology) Striate.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mycology Synonyms: pectinated
    Sense id: en-pectinate-en-adj-g5eH26xc Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bipectinate, pectinate line, pectinately, unipectinate Related terms: bipectinated, pecten, pectinal, pectinatella, pectination, pectinibranchiate, pectiniform, unipectinated Translations (resembling a comb): гребенчат (grebenčat) (Bulgarian), pectinado [masculine] (Portuguese), pectinado (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'resembling a comb': 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛktəneɪt/ Audio: en-us-pectinate.ogg Forms: pectinates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pectinate (plural pectinates)
  1. (chemistry) An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid. Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: pectate, pectin
    Sense id: en-pectinate-en-noun-VOPSBJM4 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛktəneɪt/ Audio: en-us-pectinate.ogg Forms: pectinates [present, singular, third-person], pectinating [participle, present], pectinated [participle, past], pectinated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“I comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ- (pluck)}}, {{bor+|en|la|pectinātus||combed}} Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), {{etydate/the|mid-18th century}} the mid-18th century, {{etydate|mid-18th century}} First attested in the mid-18th century Head templates: {{en-verb}} pectinate (third-person singular simple present pectinates, present participle pectinating, simple past and past participle pectinated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-pectinate-en-verb-2aW4HvWk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1646, Thomas Browne, “Compendiouſly of many queſtionable cuſtomes, opinions, pictures, practiſes, and popular obſervations”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 5th book, paragraph 9, page 266:",
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