fusiform

American  

[fyoo-zuh-fawrm] / ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm /

adjective

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

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fusiform British  

/ ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped

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Other Word Forms

• subfusiform adjective

Etymology

Origin of fusiform

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

Example Sentences

Scientists believe that prosopagnosia is caused by a malfunctioning in a part of the brain known as the fusiform gyrus, which is part of both the occipital lobe and the temporal lobe.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2022

She had a broad bulge that’s called a fusiform aneurysm, and a coil wouldn’t fix the rupture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

The fusiform gyrus contains a site, where graphemes are perceived, abutting the color processing area V4.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2015

"Small-headed Child who Power-Lifts with #sharpie_eyes & uncircumcised fusiform fingers struggles to defend #Renoir's painting abilities on social media."

From The Verge • Oct. 12, 2015

Shell fusiform, with elongated spire; margin of shell and mantle notched.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various