"falciform" meaning in English

See falciform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæl.sɪ.fɔːm/ [UK], /ˈfɒl.sɪ.fɔːm/ [UK], /ˈfæl.sɪ.fɔɹm/ [US] Audio: en-us-falciform.ogg Forms: more falciform [comparative], most falciform [superlative]
enPR: fălʹsĭfôrm [UK] Etymology: From Latin falx (“sickle”, stem falc-) + -iform (“-shaped”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|falx|-iform|lang1=la|pos1=stem falc-|t1=sickle|t2=-shaped}} Latin falx (“sickle”, stem falc-) + -iform (“-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} falciform (comparative more falciform, superlative most falciform)
  1. Sickle-shaped. Derived forms: falciform cartilage [anatomy, medicine, sciences], falciformity [rare], falciform ligament [anatomy, medicine, sciences], falciform process [anatomy, medicine, sciences] Translations (sickle-shaped): sirppimäinen (Finnish), falciforme (French), δρεπανοειδής (drepanoeidís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), falciforme (Italian), sierpowaty (Polish), falciforme (Portuguese), серповидный (serpovidnyj) (Russian), falciforme (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-falciform-en-adj-TRR4NtHA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Related terms: falcade (english: horsemanship), falcation [obsolete], falciferous [rare], falciparum [pathology, medicine, sciences], falconet, falcon-gentle, falconine (alt: zoölogy), falconry, falculate Related terms (falcate (anatomy, botany, and zoölogy)): falcated [also, obsolete] [astronomy, natural-sciences] Related terms (falchion): case of falchions (english: sword-play) [obsolete], double falchion (english: sword-play) [obsolete], single falchion (english: sword-play) [obsolete] Related terms (falcon): falconet, falcon-eyed, falcon-face, falcon-fisher, falcon-flight, falcon-guise, falconish [rare], falcon-like, falcon-nest, falcon shot Related terms (falconer): Grand Falconer, Great Falconer
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