English

some close-set bacteria

Alternative forms

• close set

Adjective

close-set ‎(comparative more close-set, superlative most close-set)

1. set close together
   • 1856 Catalogue of apodal fish: in the collection of the British Museum

     Fore half of the mandible armed by two rows of teeth ; the outer row consisting of 10 or 11 close-set low teeth, having compressed but not pointed tips

   • 2005 Marc Ponomareff - the House of the Dead

     Admittedly it consisted of only two pages of foolscap; but the lines, to my favor, were executed with a fine hand, resulting in close-set characters . . .

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