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platy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. plā′tē; n. plat′ē)

Inflections of 'platy' (n): npl: platies
Inflections of 'platy' (adj):
platier
adj comparative
platiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plat•y1  (plā′tē),USA pronunciation adj., plat•i•er, plat•i•est. 
  1. Rocks(of an igneous rock) split into thin, flat sheets, often resembling strata, as a result of uneven cooling.
  • plate1 + -y1 1525–35

plat•y2  (plat′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) plat•y,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) plat•ys, plat•ies. 
  1. Fishplatyfish.
  • Greek poikílos mottled
  • by shortening of Neo-Latin Platypoecilus genus name, equivalent. to platy- platy- + -poecilus 1930–35

platy-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "flat,'' "broad,'' used in the formation of compound words:platyhelminth.
Also, plat-. 
  • see flat1 combining form representing Greek platýs

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
platy- combining form
  1. indicating something flat: platyhelminth
Etymology: from Greek platus flat
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