Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See {Arc}.] Bent or curved in the form of a bow. ``Arcuate stalks.'' --Gray.
arcuate adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arched}, {arching}, {arciform}, {bowed}]