Shaped like a small spatula: oblong, with an extended basal part.
A botanical term meaning “spreading” or “trowel-shaped”.
Spoon-shaped, oblong with an extended basal part.
In the shape of a knife rounded on the end, and tapering toward the base.
Shaped like a traditional spatula, that is, rather narrowly wedge-shaped but rounded at the broad end.
A surgical instrument with a flat, blunt, spoon like end. Spatulate also refers to a procedure in which the opening of a tubular structure of the body, such as a blood vessel, is widened before it is joined to another such structure to make the joined area more secure and less likely to narrow.
To mix something by use of a spatula. In dentistry, to mix or manipulate certain dental materials with a spatula to achieve a uniform, homogeneous mass.