falciform

English
WOTD – 21 September 2010

Etymology

From Latin falx (“sickle”) +‎ -i- +‎ -form (“-shaped”).

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

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.

Derived terms
  • falciform cartilage (anatomy)
  • falciformity (rare)
  • falciform ligament (anatomy)
  • falciform process (anatomy)
Related terms
  • falcade (horsemanship)
  • falcate (anatomy, botany, and zoölogy)
    • falcated (astronomy; also, obsolete in botany and zoölogy)
  • falcation (obsolete)
  • falchion
    • case of falchions (sword-play, obsolete)
    • double falchion (sword-play, obsolete)
    • single falchion (sword-play, obsolete)
  • falciferous (rare)
  • falciparum (pathology)
  • falcon
    • falconer
      • Grand Falconer
      • Great Falconer
    • falconet
    • falcon-eyed
    • falcon-face
    • falcon-fisher
    • falcon-flight
    • falcon-guise
    • falconish (rare)
    • falcon-like
    • falcon-nest
    • falcon shot

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