Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valvate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
val-vate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or resembling valves (that open and close).

adj

Meeting at the edges without overlapping.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From valve + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more valvate (comparative) most valvate (superlative)

Derived Forms

heterovalvate homovalvate semivalvate univalvate valvately

Questions

What does valvate mean?
Having or resembling valves (that open and close).
Where does valvate come from?
From valve + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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