Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effigurate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fig-u-rate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.

Example Sentences

"Thallus thin, whitish to somewhat greyish, continuous, occasionally minutely rimulose, margin somewhat darkened and determinate but not clearly effigurate;"
"Thallus about 1 cm. in diameter, light gray irregular areoles 0:30,4 mm. in diameter on a black hypothallus, giving a deciussate appearance, marginal areoles slightly radially elongate and very narrowly black margined but not clearly effigurate;"

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin effiguratus; compare figurate (figuratus).

Word Breakdown

Root: effiguratus

Derived Forms

subeffigurate

Antonyms

effuse

Questions

What does effigurate mean?: Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
Where does effigurate come from?: Borrowed from New Latin effiguratus; compare figurate (figuratus).

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