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fusiform en · ADJ

Etymology

From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

Meanings

  1. Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
    • Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
    • Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.

Forms

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most fusiform Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fusiform Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

subfusiform · bifusiform · fusiform gyrus

Relateds

spindly · fusee

Synonyms

spindle-shaped

Translations (17)

el ατρακτοειδής (spindle-shaped) · hu orsós (spindle-shaped) · bg вретеновиден (spindle-shaped) · fr fusiforme (spindle-shaped) · ca fusiforme (spindle-shaped) · it fusiforme (spindle-shaped) · tr iğsi (spindle-shaped) · pt fusiforme (spindle-shaped) · es fusiforme (spindle-shaped) · pl wrzecionowaty (spindle-shaped) · ru веретенообра́зный (spindle-shaped) · de spindelförmig (spindle-shaped) · la fūsifōrmis (spindle-shaped) · eo ŝpinilforma (spindle-shaped) · fi sukkulamainen (spindle-shaped) · cs vřetenovitý (spindle-shaped) · ar مِغْزَلِيّ (spindle-shaped)