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单词 malleate
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Definition of malleate in English:

malleate

adjective ˈmalɪət
Zoology
  • Of the jaws of a rotifer: having well-developed, stout mallei.

verb ˈmalɪət
rare
  • with object To beat with a hammer; specifically to beat (metal) thin or flat.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Thomas Hudson (1828–1903), naturalist. From malleus + -ate
late 16th century. Either from malleat-, past participial stem of post-classical Latin malleare, or independently from classical Latin malleus hammer + -ate, after malleable, malleation.

Definition of malleate in US English:

malleate

adjectiveˈmalɪət
Zoology
  • Of the jaws of a rotifer: having well-developed, stout mallei.

verbˈmalɪət
rare
  • with object To beat with a hammer; specifically to beat (metal) thin or flat.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Thomas Hudson (1828–1903), naturalist. From malleus + -ate<br>late 16th century. Either from malleat-, past participial stem of post-classical Latin malleare, or independently from classical Latin malleus hammer + -ate, after malleable, malleation.

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