Antonyms for acuminate

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : adjective uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; verb uh-kyoo-muh-neyt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈkyu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt; verb əˈkyu məˌneɪt

Definition of acuminate

Example sentences :

Anterior surface of cell studded with minute acuminate papillae; posterior surface smooth, sometimes spotted.
Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray

Tail short, even, the shafts very strong, and prolonged into acuminate points.
Extract from : « A Synopsis of the Birds of North America » by John James Audubon

Bill almost straight, acuminate; tail of moderate length, emarginate and rounded.
Extract from : « A Synopsis of the Birds of North America » by John James Audubon

Bill rather slender; feathers of the crown and occiput elongated, of the fore part of the back much elongated and acuminate.
Extract from : « A Synopsis of the Birds of North America » by John James Audubon

Pinnæ lanceolate, acuminate, the lowest pair deflexed and standing forward; cut into oblong, obtuse segments.
Extract from : « The Fern Lover's Companion » by George Henry Tilton

In the latter work it may be seen that Gov. Colden long ago described the auricles as being “also often acuminate.”
Extract from : « Beautiful Ferns » by Daniel Cady Eaton

Leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, acuminate rather than cuspidate.
Extract from : « Woodland Gleanings » by Charles Tilt

Forty percent have acute distal ends and 60% of the distal ends are acuminate.
Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron

The distal end is usually sharply acute, but may approach an acuminate type.
Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron

Thirteen percent have acuminate distal ends and 87% have acute distal ends.
Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron

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