hastate
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to a spear.
- Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
Synonyms
spear-shaped
lancet-shaped
spearhead-shaped
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæsteɪt/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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