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Hamate — Ha mate (h[=a] m[asl]t), a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus hook.] Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hamate — 1. adjective (anatomy) Hooked at the tip. 2. noun The hamate bone … Wiktionary
hamate — noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers • Syn: ↑hamate bone, ↑unciform bone, ↑os hamatum • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone … Useful english dictionary
hamate — noun Etymology: Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook Date: 1924 a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals … New Collegiate Dictionary
hamate — См. hamiform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hamate — /hay mayt/, adj. Anat. 1. hook shaped. 2. having a hooklike process. [1735 45; < L hamatus hooked, equiv. to ham(us) hook + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
hamate — adj. hooked, hook shaped … English contemporary dictionary
hamate — a. (Bot.) Hooked … New dictionary of synonyms
hamate — ha·mate … English syllables
hamate — ha•mate [[t]ˈheɪ meɪt[/t]] n. anat. a bone of the carpus having a hooklike process projecting from the palmar surface Also called ham′ate bone . Etymology: 1735–45; < L hāmātus hooked =hām(us) hook + ātus ate I … From formal English to slang
