falcate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite curved like a sickle
    sickle-shaped; falciform.
    • a falcate leaf
    • falcate claws
    • the falcate moon

WordNet

Fal"cate, Fal"ca*ted adjective (Also<
  • Falcate
  • Falcated
)
Etymology
L. falcatus, fr. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.
Definitions
  1. Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.

Webster 1913