sulcate

sul·cate

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhl-keyt]
- /ˈsʌl keɪt/
- /sˈʌlkeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhl-keyt]
- /ˈsʌl keɪt/

Definitions of sulcate word

adjective sulcate having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs. 1
adjective sulcate marked with longitudinal parallel grooves 0
adjective sulcate having deep, parallel furrows or grooves; grooved; fluted 0

See all 3 definitions of sulcate

Information block about the term

Origin of sulcate

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1750-60, sulcate is from the Latin word sulcātus (past participle of sulcāre to plow). See sulcus, -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sulcate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sulcate

sulcate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sulcate usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer