Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hamate \Ha"mate\, a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus hook.]
   Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.

Source : WordNet®

hamate
     n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate
         bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]