fusiform

[ fyoo-zuh-fawrm ]

/ ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm /

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adjective

spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.

Origin of fusiform

1740–50; <Latin fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM fusiform

sub·fu·si·form, adjective

Words nearby fusiform

Fushih, Fushun, fusibility, fusible, fusible metal, fusiform, fusiform aneurysm, fusiform gyrus, fusil, fusile, fusilier

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Example sentences from the Web for fusiform

This convexity is narrowed at both ends, or, in other words, is fusiform in shape.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True
The body is smooth, fusiform, and elastic, and marked by numerous fine transverse rings.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
The root is fusiform and fleshy, and is the part most valued.
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)|George Warburton
Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

From carious teeth may be isolated streptothrix, leptothrix, spirilla and fusiform bacilli.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fusiform

fusiform

/ (ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped

Word Origin for fusiform

C18: from Latin fūsus spindle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fusiform

fusiform

[ fyōō′zə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.

单词	fusiform
释义	fusiform [ fyoo-zuh-fawrm ] / ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fusiform ON THESAURUS.COM adjective spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots. Origin of fusiform 1740–50; <Latin fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form OTHER WORDS FROM fusiform sub·fu·si·form, adjective Words nearby fusiform Fushih, Fushun, fusibility, fusible, fusible metal, fusiform, fusiform aneurysm, fusiform gyrus, fusil, fusile, fusilier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fusiform This convexity is narrowed at both ends, or, in other words, is fusiform in shape. The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae\|Frederick True The body is smooth, fusiform, and elastic, and marked by numerous fine transverse rings. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold The root is fusiform and fleshy, and is the part most valued. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)\|George Warburton Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various From carious teeth may be isolated streptothrix, leptothrix, spirilla and fusiform bacilli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fusiform fusiform / (ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm) / adjective elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped Word Origin for fusiform C18: from Latin fūsus spindle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fusiform acuminate, taper, wedged, conical, acuminous, pyramidal Medical definitions for fusiform fusiform [ fyōō′zə-fôrm′ ] adj. Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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fusiform

adjective

Origin of fusiform

OTHER WORDS FROM fusiform

Words nearby fusiform

Example sentences from the Web for fusiform

British Dictionary definitions for fusiform

adjective

Word Origin for fusiform

Words related to fusiform

Medical definitions for fusiform

adj.