combining form

com·bin·ing form

(kəm-bī′nĭng)n. A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in combination with words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or derivatives, as electro- (from electric) in electromagnet or geo- (from Greek geō-, from gē "earth") in geochemistry.

combining form

n (Grammar) a linguistic element that occurs only as part of a compound word, such as anthropo- in anthropology

combin′ing form`

n. a linguistic form that occurs only in combination with other forms and may conjoin with an independent word (mini- + skirt) or another combining form (photo- + -graphy). Compare affix (def. 5). [1880–85]

Thesaurus

Noun

combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"decker - (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus"ply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywoodbound form, bound morpheme - a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nounspounder - (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"footer - (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer"yarder - (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"miler - (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler"columned - having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form); "a columned portico"; "trees with columned trunks"; "white-columned houses"bedded - having a bed or beds as specifiedfriendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"unfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"hipped - having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination); "broad-hipped"mini - used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts"midi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf; "midiskirts"; "wore her dresses midi length"maxi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle; "wanted a maxi-length coat"; "a maxidress"roofed - covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination); "roofed picnic areas"; "a slate-roofed house"; "palmleaf-roofed huts"tipped - having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane"radio - indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry"volumed - (often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes; "the poet's volumed works"; "a two-volumed history"; "multi-volumed encyclopedias"; "large-volumed editions"full, fully, to the full - to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"good, well - (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"ill, poorly, badly - (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"

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combining form

com·bin·ing form

combining form

combin′ing form`

combining form

Words related to combining form

noun a bound form used only in compounds

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