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falcate

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfælkeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Shaped like a sickle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

curved like a sickle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a falcate leaf
  • falcate claws
  • the falcate moon

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: falciform, sickle-shaped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сърповиден (sǎrpoviden) — shaped like a sickle
  • Catalan: falcat — shaped like a sickle
  • Finnish: sirppimäinen — shaped like a sickle
  • Italian: falcato — shaped like a sickle
  • Latin: falcātus — shaped like a sickle
  • Polish: sierpowaty — shaped like a sickle
  • Portuguese: falcado — shaped like a sickle
  • Spanish: falcado — shaped like a sickle