ciliate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
    ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran.
  2. adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
    cilial; ciliary.
  3. adjective of or relating to the human eyelash
    ciliary.
  4. adjective satellite having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
    ciliated.

WordNet

Cil"i*ate, Cil"i*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Ciliate
  • Ciliated
)
Definitions
  1. Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.

Webster 1913