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sulcate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
sul-cate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin sulcātus, perfect passive participle of sulcō (“to plough, furrow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more sulcate (comparative) most sulcate (superlative)

Derived Forms

bisulcate monosulcate multisulcate nonsulcate polysulcate quadrisulcate subsulcate sulcated sulcately trisulcate unisulcate

Frequently Paired Words

sulcation sulculate

Questions

What does sulcate mean?
Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.
Where does sulcate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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