nodular

[ noj-uh-ler ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
2. shaped like or occurring in nodules:

   a nodular concretion.

Other Words From

• multi·nodu·lar adjective
• post·nodu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nodular¹

First recorded in 1785–95; nodule + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

Also, nodular or kidney-shaped masses of what the quarrymen call plaster-eggs—apparently snowy gypsum.

From Project Gutenberg

Points were made from Ft. Payne chert, Bangor nodular flint, jasper or other local materials.

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This indicates manufacture from nodular materials, mostly Bangor flint in the area of the type site.

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Flints of Strepy type are nodular and partly trimmed into cutting edges, the smooth surface being left as a handle.

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Seed vessel quadrangular, nodular, glabrous, containing many oval seeds.

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Related Words

• bumpy
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