fusiform
fusiform · more fusiform · most fusiform
веретенообразный
spindelförmig
Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on itShaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Meaning
1 sensesShaped 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.
spindelförmig
веретенообра́зныйveretenoobráznyj
tapering at each end
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
spindle-shaped:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
spindle-shaped:
Origin
From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.
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Forms
more fusiform, most fusiform| Comparative | more fusiform Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fusiform Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- tapering at each end:spindle-shapedcigar-shaped
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form