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adj
Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Having one or more longitudinal ribs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A state in alliance with another state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international law
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noun
An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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adjective satellite
having ribs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
(of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ribbed
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History
Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English costate From co- + state.
