cancellate

1. 1.

   having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

   Synonymscancellatedclathrate

   Similarreticulate

   botany

2. 2.

   having an open or latticed or porous structure

   Synonymscancellatedcancellous

   Similarcellular

   anatomy

Questions about cancellate

What does cancellate mean?

cancellate means "having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cancellate?

cancellate has 3 syllables: can-cel-late. The stress falls on "can".

What is another word for cancellate?

Close synonyms include cancellated, clathrate, cancellated, cancellous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cancellate a common word?

cancellate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.