English dictionary
falcate
/'f/&/lk/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a <i>falcate</i> leaf; a <i>falcate</i> claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent- formed.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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curved like a sickle
ExamplesA falcate leaf.
Falcate claws.
The falcate moon.
Source: WordNet 3.0