adjective
- Having a keel or keel-like ridge; shaped like the keel of a ship.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The carinate seeds of the plant have a distinctive ridge running along their length.
- Botanists identified the species by its carinate leaf structure.
- The carinate shell of the mollusk provided structural support.
- Under the microscope, the carinate surface of the insect's wing was clearly visible.