hamate n 1: the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate}, {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]
Hamate \Ha"mate\ (h[=a]"m[asl]t), a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus hook.] Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous. [1913 Webster]