adjective
- Having a small hook or hooked shape; curved like a hook.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The hamulate bone in the wrist is named for its hook-like projection.
- Certain insects have hamulate structures on their wings that aid in flight.
- The hamulate process of the carpal bone serves as an attachment point for ligaments.
- Under the microscope, the hamulate appendages of the organism were clearly visible.