saclike

Thân thiện

A biologist examines a saclike structure under the microscope.

Definition

Adjective: - Shaped like a pouch or a bag: Having a form that resembles a sac, which is a pouch-like structure, often one that is closed or only has a small opening.

Usage

The adjective "saclike" is used to describe the physical shape or structure of an object, organ, or part, indicating it is pouch-shaped. It is a descriptive term commonly found in biological, anatomical, and general descriptive contexts.

Examples

• Biological/Anatomical Context:
  • The plant has a saclike structure that holds nectar.
  • The saclike alveoli in the lungs are where gas exchange occurs.
• General Descriptive Context:
  • The cloud had a strange, saclike appearance.
  • She fashioned the clay into a saclike vessel.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Description: Used to precisely describe morphology in fields like botany, zoology, and medicine.
  • The fungus produces saclike asci containing spores.
• Comparative Description: Often used in similes or metaphors to create a vivid image.
  • The deflated balloon hung saclike from the string.

Variants and Related Words

• Sac (n): A pouch, bag, or pouch-like structure, often in a plant, animal, or microorganism.
  • The honey is stored in a waxen sac.
• Saccate (adj): A more technical synonym meaning "having the form of a sac."
  • The saccate flowers of the orchid.
• Pouchlike (adj): Very similar in meaning to "saclike," describing something shaped like a small bag.
  • The marsupial carries its young in a pouchlike fold of skin.

Synonyms

• Pouch-shaped
• Baglike
• Cystic (especially in medical contexts, though this can imply a pathological condition)
• Vesicular (often for small, bladder-like sacs)

Antonyms

• Tubular (shaped like a tube)
• Flat
• Solid (lacking an internal cavity)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a pouch

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bursiform
• pouch-shaped
• pouchlike