Lanceolate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lanceolate is an adjective meaning Any such artefact.
Meaning
Any such artefact.
More Meanings
- (botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
- (archaeology) Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.
Example Sentences
The stone tools in these levels include Still Bay points, beautifully shaped thin lanceolate spear points, flaked on both sides.
Word Forms
- lanceolated
- lanceolates
Synonyms for lanceolate
Depending on context, synonyms include simple, pointed, lancelike, unsubdivided.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pointed, lancelike, simple, unsubdivided, ovate, acuminate.
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