Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spatulate

/ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: spat-u-late
IPA: /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.

adj

Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

verb

To treat or mix with a spatula.

verb

To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

Example Sentences

"“I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]”"
"For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

more spatulate (comparative) most spatulate (superlative) spathulate (alternative) spatulates (present, singular) spatulating (participle, present) spatulated (participle, past) spatulated (past)

Derived Forms

subspatulate

Frequently Paired Words

spatula

Synonyms

spatular spatuloid spatulous spatula-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce spatulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/.
What does spatulate mean?: Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.

How to pronounce spatulate

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