restiform

/ (ˈrɛstɪˌfɔːm) /

Save This Word!

adjective

(esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Word Origin for restiform

C19: from New Latin restiformis, from Latin restis a rope + forma shape

Words nearby restiform

rest cure, rest energy, restful, restharrow, rest home, restiform, restiform body, resting, resting place, restitute, restitution

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use restiform in a sentence

The restiform columns derived from spinal fibres enter the cerebellum and terminate chiefly in its hemispheres.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Exophthalmia in animals born of parents in which an injury to the restiform body had produced that protrusion of the eyeball.
Essays on Life, Art and Science|Samuel Butler