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costate.

Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɒsteɪt/
  1. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.

    not-comparable
  2. Having one or more longitudinal ribs.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

noun/ˈkəʊsteɪt/
  1. A state in alliance with another state.

  2. An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English costate From co- + state.

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