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Y-shaped

Y-shaped

4.1
Shaped like the letter Y with one bottom part and two arms
  • adjective
  • /waɪ-ʃeɪpt/
translation icon : en forma de Y
  • The VLA consists of 27 antennas stationed on pedestals along a 'Y'-shaped railroad track.
  • Y-shaped thrust

Examples

  • And we think about antibodies as being Y shaped biomolecules.

  • So antibodies are are like Y shaped proteins that are made by typically by B cells, white blood cells.

  • Mice were placed in the center of a white Y-shaped maze and allowed to freely explore all three arms for 10 minutes.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Heap of Birds combines what he calls "text drawings" with large pylons with Y-shaped tops, abstractions of trees, arranged within a larger gallery space.

    Academic text (2008)

  • It was widely influential, giving rise to the Y-shaped diagrams that are still used in biology textbooks to help students imagine how antibodies operate.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The initial Y-shaped incision of the scalp has been replaced over time by a zigzag and then a horizontal incision, which is associated with a less visible scar.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The frame was supported by a Y-shaped bamboo post, providing stability for the tent.

  • Cut the vegetables into thin strips using a Y-shaped peeler for easier handling.

  • We assembled the model using a Y-shaped connector to fit the pieces together.

Surface Forms

Y-shaped positive

Morphology

Y-shaped = Y-shape (transparent) = Y + shape + ed

The base compound is transparent, and adding -ed yields the adjective meaning 'having the shape of Y'.

Etymology

Y-shaped comes from the letter Y and the part -shaped, which means 'in the shape of'. So, to call something Y-shaped is to say it has one stem that splits into two 'arms', like a fork, a tree branch, or the letter itself.