See also: maleate

English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin malleātus, perfect passive participle of *malleō (“beat with a hammer”), related to malleus (“a hammer, mallet”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( adjective ) : ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˈmæl.i.ɪt/ , /ˈmæl.i.eɪt/ Audio (UK)

IPA : , ( verb ) : ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˈmæl.i.eɪt/ Audio (UK)

IPA :

Adjective [ edit ]

malleate (comparative more malleate, superlative most malleate)

( zoology ) Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. 2009, James H. Thorp & Alan P. Covich (eds.), Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd ed., page 181 Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus, Keratella, and Lecane. ( malacology , of a shell of a shell ) Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. 1919, Henry Augustus Pilsbry, "A Review of the Land Mollusks of the Belgian Congo", Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 40: 313 The spire has stronger rib-striæ than C. bequaerti; last whorl finely and closely malleate, with several weak spiral threads.

Translations [ edit ]

(zoology) possessing or resembling a malleus Latin: malleātus Malay: maleat

(malacology) having a surface with shallow round indentations Latin: malleātus

Verb [ edit ]

malleate (third-person singular simple present malleates, present participle malleating, simple past and past participle malleated)

( rare ) To beat into shape with a hammer. 1878, James Milleson, The Embryonic System of Nature, page 12 Man is a mechanic, and works beautiful forms out of natural organisms. He cuts, bores, malleates, melts, casts in matrices, and spins, various articles.

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malleate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. malleate in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co., New York, 1911.

, The Century Co., New York, 1911. malleate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

malleāte