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arcuate
adjective as in arced
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The frustules are curved or arcuate (arcus, a bow) in the side view, oblong and narrowed at the ends in the front view.
Valve narrow, with arcuate dorsal and straight ventral margin, acute at the ends.
Valve linear, with dorsal margin arcuate and the ventral margin straight.
Valve arcuate, without cost, transversely striated; pseudoraphe absent; pseudo-nodules at each end.
The valves of the auxospore are usually more or less arcuate, as in Cymbella, to which the genus is closely allied.
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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arcuate, such as: arched, arching, bending, bowed, curved, and rounded.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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