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costate

/ˈkɒsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
costate
IPA
/ˈkɒsteɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.

adj

Having one or more longitudinal ribs.

noun

A state in alliance with another state.

noun

An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

costates (plural)

Derived Forms

bicostate costately homocostate multicostate quadricostate quinquecostate subcostate tricostate unicostate

Synonyms

costated ribbed

Rhymes With

prostate

Questions

How do you pronounce costate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒsteɪt/.
What does costate mean?
Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
Where does costate come from?
Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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