commisurati

Commisurati is a Latin participial adjective used in historical and scientific Latin to describe structures that are joined by a commissure or that have been measured together. In its masculine plural nominative form, commisurati would modify a masculine plural noun in a Latin sentence, and it may appear in older botanical or anatomical descriptions where relationships between parts are rendered in Latin terms.

The term derives from the verb commisurare, formed from com- “together” and mensurare “to measure,” literally meaning “measured together.” The noun commissura denotes a seam or bridge between parts, such as a body’s natural connection or a crossing point between structures. The related adjective commisuratus shares the same semantic field, describing things that are linked or joined by a commissure.

Usage of commisurati is rare in modern English-language scientific writing. It is encountered primarily in Latin phrases within historical literature, taxonomic descriptions, or translations where Latin terms are preserved. When it appears, it is typically part of a longer description rather than a standalone English term.

See also: commissure, commissural, comissural.