a. Like a plate; consisting of plates. [ 1913 Webster ]
A combining form from Gr.
a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_; leg: cf. F. platycnémique. ] (Anat.) Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anat.) Lateral flattening of the tibia. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_; hollow. ] (Anat.) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; -- said of the centra of the vertebræ of some extinct dinouaurs. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes. ] (Zool.) A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Platyelminthes.
n. [ Platy + -meter. ] (Elec.) An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Platy + -pod. ] (Zool.) An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot. [ 1913 Webster ]