# bottomed

Pronunciation: say "BO-tuhmd" US /ˈbɑ.təmd/, UK /ˈbɒ.təmd/, AUS /ˈbɔ.təmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of bottom. — simple past and past participle of bottom
   - Simple: Past tense of bottom. Use this form for something that already reached its lowest point or got a base added.
   - _Sales bottomed in midwinter and began climbing again by spring._
   - _The submarine bottomed gently on the seabed during the dive test._

## Adjective

2. Having a bottom of some specified type.
   - Simple: Having a bottom of a certain kind, such as flat or round.
   - _The glass-bottomed boat let tourists watch the reef passing below._
   - _Chemists heat their solutions in round-bottomed flasks._

## Origin

Formed from "bottom" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bottomed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).