punctiform

[ puhngk-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of punctiform¹

1815–25; < Latin pūnct ( um ) point + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

Punctiform: Dimensions too slight for defining form by naked eye; minute, raised, hemispherical.

From Project Gutenberg

The central region contains in its interior the commissural portion, forming a punctiform, rounded mass in each ganglion.

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Pores very small and numerous, punctiform, disposed into very numerous parallel transverse rows.

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There may be a blood-stained discharge from the nostrils, and the mucous membrane thereof will often show punctiform hemorrhages.

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