"filiform" meaning in English

See filiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more filiform [comparative], most filiform [superlative]
Etymology: Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|filum||thread}} Latin filum (“thread”), {{suffix|en||iform}} + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj}} filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)
  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous. Translations (resembling thread): jouhimainen (Finnish), nitkowaty [masculine] (Polish), filiforme [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-filiform-en-adj-AamA6255 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'resembling thread': 100 0
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
    Sense id: en-filiform-en-adj-RzcpefE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54

Alternative forms

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