Meaning of malleate | Babel Free
/ˈmæl.i.ɪt/Definitions
- Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
- Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered.
Examples
“Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus, Keratella, and Lecane.”
“The spire has stronger rib-striæ than C. bequaerti; last whorl finely and closely malleate, with several weak spiral threads.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.