BLADED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade

Example:

bladed arsenopyrite

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

Domain category:

crystallography (the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals)

Meaning:

Bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination

Example:

he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

blade (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)

Meaning:

Having a blade or blades; often used in combination

Example:

narrow-bladed grass

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

blade (especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole)