laterally compressed; flat-sided
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
laterally compressed; having a body that is flattened from side to side
technicalA zoological and biological term used to describe the body shape of certain fish (like crucian carp) and some other animals or objects, where the body is deeper (dorsoventrally) than it is wide.
Lǐ鲤
yú鱼
de的
tǐ体
xíng形
shì是
cè侧
biǎn扁
de的
。
The carp has a laterally compressed body shape.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shù树
yè叶
chéng呈
cè侧
biǎn扁
de的
tuǒ椭
yuán圆
xíng形
。
This type of leaf is in a laterally compressed oval shape.
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Zài在
dòng动
wù物
xué学
zhōng中
，
hěn很
duō多
rè热
dài带
yú鱼
dōu都
shì是
cè侧
biǎn扁
de的
。
In zoology, many tropical fish are laterally compressed.