Caretlike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a caret.

    "On the succeeding segments the stem of the T becomes progressively shorter until the T is reduced to a caretlike angle with the apex inward..."

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"On the succeeding segments the stem of the T becomes progressively shorter until the T is reduced to a caretlike angle with the apex inward..."

Etymology

From caret + -like.

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