Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deltate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deltate
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a triangular leaf.

noun

Any salt of deltic acid.

Etymology

From delta (a greek letter of triangular form) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

deltates (plural)

Derived Forms

obdeltate

Questions

What does deltate mean?: Having a triangular leaf.
Where does deltate come from?: From delta (a greek letter of triangular form) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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