Platy
[pley-tee] /ˈpleɪ ti/
adjective, platier, platiest.
1.
(of an igneous rock) split into thin, flat sheets, often resembling strata, as a result of uneven cooling.
[plat-ee] /ˈplæt i/
noun, plural (especially collectively) platy (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) platys, platies.
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a combining form meaning “flat,” “broad,” used in the formation of compound words:
platyhelminth.
/ˈpleɪtɪ/
adjective platier, platiest
1.
of, relating to, or designating rocks the constituents of which occur in flaky layers: platy fracture
/ˈplætɪ/
noun (pl) platy, platys, platies
1.
any of various small brightly coloured freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the Central American genus Xiphophorus, esp X. maculatus
combining form
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indicating something flat: platyhelminth
platy- pref.
Flat: platyhelminth.
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[plat-ee-suh-fal-ik] /ˌplæt i səˈfæl ɪk/ adjective, Cephalometry. 1. having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
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[plat-ik-nee-mee-uh, plat-i-nee-] /ˌplæt ɪkˈni mi ə, ˌplæt ɪˈni-/ noun 1. (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
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[plat-ee-fish] /ˈplæt iˌfɪʃ/ noun, plural (especially collectively) platyfish (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) platyfishes. 1. any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.