"tectiform" meaning in English

See tectiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːm/ [UK], /ˈtɛk.tə.fɔɹm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tectiform.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more tectiform [comparative], most tectiform [superlative]
Etymology: From New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”), from tēctum (“roof”) + fōrma. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|tēctiformis||roof-shaped}} New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} tectiform (comparative more tectiform, superlative most tectiform)
  1. (biology, anthropology) Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Biology Translations (roof-shaped): eki yaqı enişli (Crimean Tatar), harjamainen (Finnish), tectiforme (French)
    Sense id: en-tectiform-en-adj-JT8tcf7i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36 Topics: anthropology, biology, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːm/ [UK], /ˈtɛk.tə.fɔɹm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tectiform.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tectiforms [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”), from tēctum (“roof”) + fōrma. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|tēctiformis||roof-shaped}} New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tectiform (plural tectiforms)
  1. (anthropology) A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Art
    Sense id: en-tectiform-en-noun-y~LHXGSn Disambiguation of Art: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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