Malleate
/ˈmæl.i.ɪt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To beat into shape with a hammer. rare
"Man is a mechanic, and works beautiful forms out of natural organisms. He cuts, bores, malleates, melts, casts in matrices, and spins, various articles."
Adjective
- 1 Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
"Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus, Keratella, and Lecane."
- 2 Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered.
"The spire has stronger rib-striæ than C. bequaerti; last whorl finely and closely malleate, with several weak spiral threads."
Synonyms
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More examples"Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus, Keratella, and Lecane."
Etymology
Etymology 1
First attested in 1884; from malleus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
First attested in 1598; borrowed from Medieval Latin malleātus, perfect passive participle of malleō (“to beat with a hammer”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).