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.

Nearby words

fushih, fushun, fusibility, fusible, fusible metal, fusiform, fusiform aneurysm, fusiform gyrus, fusil, fusile, fusilier

Origin of fusiform

1740–50; < Latin fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form

Related forms

sub·fu·si·form, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fusiform

This convexity is narrowed at both ends, or, in other words, is fusiform in shape.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True
The body is smooth, fusiform, and elastic, and marked by numerous fine transverse rings.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
The root is fusiform and fleshy, and is the part most valued.
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)|George Warburton
Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

From carious teeth may be isolated streptothrix, leptothrix, spirilla and fusiform bacilli.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

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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fusiform

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fusiform

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fusiform

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