falciform

[ fal-suh-fawrm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

1760–70; < Latin falci- (stem of falx ) sickle + -form

There was a certain grandeur about his great, dark visage, his falciform nose and meaty jowls as he stood there.

A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously.

The second, from Paul, shows that the blade was falciform and was operated in the manner I have stated.

There is no trace of the Mongolian falciform fold, and the transverse axis is perfectly horizontal.

The attachment of the falciform ligament is continued down it.

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