arcuate

[ ahr-kyoo-it, -eyt ]

adjective

1. bent or curved like a bow.

arcuate

/ -ˌeɪt; ˈɑːkjuːɪt /

adjective

1. shaped or bent like an arc or bow Alsoarcuated

   arcuate fibres of the cerebrum

   arcuate leaves

Derived Forms

• ˈarcuately, adverb

Other Words From

• ar·cu·ate·ly adverb
• sub·ar·cu·ate adjective
• sub·ar·cu·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arcuate¹

1620–30; < Latin arcuātus bent like a bow, curved (past participle of arcuāre ), equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus bow + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of arcuate¹

C17: from Latin arcuāre, from arcus arc

Example Sentences

Connecting Broca’s area with Wernicke’s is a neural network: a thick, curving bundle of billions of nerve fibres, the arcuate fasciculus, which integrates the production and the comprehension of language.

From The New Yorker

In this disorder, a ligament supporting the diaphragm, known as the median arcuate ligament, cuts off circulation not to the colon but to the stomach, by obstructing the artery that delivers blood there.

From New York Times

A similar decrease in AgRP activity occurs when an animal first senses food10, and this change in activity is thought to be important for the termination of further food seeking and a transition to food intake, which is then positively reinforced by structures in the hypothalamus other than the arcuate nucleus11.

From Nature

She was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition called median arcuate ligament syndrome, or MALS.

From Washington Times

Along Bayou Teche, on the high ground of ancient natural levees, are Jeanerette, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Olivier—arcuate strings of Cajun towns.

From Scientific American