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fusiform

[ fyoo-zuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm /
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adjective

spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.

RELATED WORDS

acuminate, taper, wedged, conical, acuminous, pyramidal

Nearby words

  1. fushih,
  2. fushun,
  3. fusibility,
  4. fusible,
  5. fusible metal,
  6. fusiform aneurysm,
  7. fusiform gyrus,
  8. fusil,
  9. fusile,
  10. fusilier

Origin of fusiform

1740–50; < Latin fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form
Related formssub·fu·si·form, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fusiform

fusiform

/ (ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped

Word Origin for fusiform

C18: from Latin fūsus spindle
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Word Origin and History for fusiform

fusiform

adj.

"spindle-shaped," 1746, from Latin fusus "spindle" (see fuse (n.)) + -form.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for fusiform

fusiform

[ fyōō′zə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.
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