"pectiform" meaning in English

See pectiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pectiform [comparative], most pectiform [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin pecto + -form. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pecto}} Latin pecto, {{suffix|en||form}} + -form Head templates: {{en-adj}} pectiform (comparative more pectiform, superlative most pectiform)
  1. Comb-shaped. Synonyms: cteniform
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pecto"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pecto",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "form"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -form",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin pecto + -form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more pectiform",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most pectiform",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pectiform (comparative more pectiform, superlative most pectiform)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -form",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pectiform symbols were inscribed on the wall of the cave.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Comb-shaped."
      ],
      "id": "en-pectiform-en-adj-PpOYul06",
      "links": [
        [
          "Comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cteniform"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pectiform"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pecto"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pecto",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "form"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -form",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin pecto + -form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more pectiform",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most pectiform",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pectiform (comparative more pectiform, superlative most pectiform)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms suffixed with -form",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pectiform symbols were inscribed on the wall of the cave.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Comb-shaped."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cteniform"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pectiform"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pectiform meaning in English (1.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.