sigmoidal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)bor. English sigmoid English -al English sigmoidal From sigmoid + -al.
Meanings
- sigmoid; S-shaped.
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Characterized by a sigmoid curve or function
The requirement […] typically results in a sigmoidal dependence on [ATP] 38 —the hallmark of binding cooperativity.
2009 January 7, Jeffrey R. Moffitt et al., “Intersubunit coordination in a homomeric ring ATPase”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sigmoidal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sigmoidal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
retrosigmoidal · nonsigmoidal · subsigmoidal · asigmoidal · sigmoidally