falciform

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin falx (sickle, stem falc-) +‎ -iform (-shaped).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) enPR: fălʹsĭfôrm, IPA(key): /ˈfæl.sɪ.fɔːm/, /ˈfɒl.sɪ.fɔːm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfæl.sɪ.fɔɹm/
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Adjective

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falciform (comparative more falciform, superlative most falciform)

  1. Sickle-shaped.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, page 627:
      What announced the accomplishment of this rise in temperature?
      A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously.
    • 2009, Nick Laird, Glover's Mistake:
      David realized he’d been unconsciously pushing his nails into his palms, leaving little red falciform marks.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French falciforme.

Adjective

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falciform m or n (feminine singular falciformă, masculine plural falciformi, feminine and neuter plural falciforme)

  1. falciform

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