different between shaped vs cuneate

English

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?pt/
• Hyphenation: shaped

Adjective

shaped (comparative more shaped, superlative most shaped)

1. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

   The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.

2. (in compound terms) Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure)

Synonyms

(having a particular shape):

• -form
• shapen

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

shaped

1. simple past tense and past participle of shape

Anagrams

• hasped, pashed, pedhas, phased

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cune?tus.

Adjective

cuneate (comparative more cuneate, superlative most cuneate)

1. (biology) wedge-shaped.
2. (botany) wedge-shaped, with the narrow part at the base.
3. (botany) having straight, or almost straight sides meeting at the apex or base.

Usage notes

A deltoid organ is roughly triangular in shape, but may have much less obvious "angles". An obdeltoid one is practically the same, except that the cuneate leaf's angle are better defined. Being cuneate does not prevent being sagittate.

Italian

Adjective

cuneate

1. feminine plural of cuneato

Anagrams

• acuente
• cutanee

Latin

Verb

cune?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cune?