adj.
Pronunciation: ' är-ky ə -w ə t, - ˌ w ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin arcuatus, past participle of arcuare to bend like a bow, from arcus bow
Date: 1626
: curved like a bow <an arcuate cloud>
– ar · cu · ate · ly adverb
adj.
Pronunciation: ' är-ky ə -w ə t, - ˌ w ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin arcuatus, past participle of arcuare to bend like a bow, from arcus bow
Date: 1626
: curved like a bow <an arcuate cloud>
– ar · cu · ate · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012