Home › Words › C › contorniatecontorniate/kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/contorniate means having a furrow of this kind.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, contorniate ranks #13,958 of 42,747 for Qualifying.contorniate is pronounced /kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/.EtymologyFrom Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).adjHaving a furrow of this kind.e.g.“[…] by its close analogy with a more elaborate composition on a contorniate medal of the same Emperor, which was certainly commemorative of that event.” — 1888, Archaeologia Cambrensis, page 141:nounA bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.e.g.“Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero” — 1864, Reginald Stuart Poole, “The Coins of the Ptolemies”, in The numismatic chronicle, volume IV:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coronato 60% match — An old silver coin of 15th-century Italy, introduced during the reign of Ferdinand I of Aragon. vs contorniate →coroniform 56% match — Having the form of a crown or coronet. vs contorniate →coronitic 56% match — Consisting of or characteristic of coronite. vs contorniate →coinlike 55% match — Resembling or characteristic of a coin. vs contorniate →centenionalis 55% match — A large bronze coin used in Ancient Rome. vs contorniate →coronetted 55% match — Bearing one or more coronets. vs contorniate →contouritic 54% match — Relating to contourites. vs contorniate →contour 54% match — An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. vs contorniate →