appressed

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Definition von appressed im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Simple past tense and past participle of appress

Closely flattened down

Pirsson

closely appressed by this force"-L

pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks

Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem

Closely and flatly pressed against

Pressed flat or close up against something

pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks closely appressed by this force"-L V Pirsson

Pressed close to or flat against the surface Frequently used to describe corallites

Lying close and flattened against

Relevante Übersetzungen

appressed-fibrillose

Having fibrils that lay flat

appressed-fibrillose-striate

Having appressed fibrils in the form of radiating lines. Often used to describe the surface of the stem or cap of a mushroom

appressed-silky

Describes appressed fibrils which are silky in texture

appressed-squamulose

Having squamules that lay flat

Silbentrennung

ap·pressed

Etymologie

[ a-'prest ] (adjective.) 1791. Latin appressus, past participle of apprimere to press to, from ad- + premere to press; more at PRESS.