sheetlike
- adjective
- /ˈʃiːtlaɪk/
- A thin, sheetlike layer of clouds covered the city skyline.
Examples
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The material forms a sheetlike membrane over the surface of the water.
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The pathologist observed sheetlike deposits under the microscope.
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The sheetlike clouds covered the sky.
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Look at that sheetlike formation over there!
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A thin, sheetlike layer of clouds covered the city skyline.
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The material forms a sheetlike membrane over the surface of the water.
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The researcher noted the sheetlike structure of the sample under the microscope.
Synonyms
Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper
Thin and like paper in feel or look
Flat and thin in shape like a sheet
A thin layer that forms on a surface
Feels thin, flat and dry like paper
Having a thin texture like paper
Thin, flat, and very crisp like a cookie
Very thin, soft, and easy to tear like paper used for cleaning
Thin and light like tissue paper
It looks and feels like cloth, soft and flexible
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sheetlike combines sheet and -like. Sheet means a thin, flat piece of material, like a 'bed sheet', and -like means 'similar to', so sheetlike means 'similar to a thin, flat sheet'.