ha|mate «HAY mayt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with a bone of the human carpus or wrist, closest to the ulna in the distal row.
2. a) shaped like a hook. b) having a hooklike part.
–n.
the hamate bone; unciform.
╂[< Latin hāmātus having a hook; hook-shaped < hāmus hook]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.