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• tomo-
  tomo-

  a combining form meaning “a cut, section,” used in the formation of compound words.
• tomo
  tomo

  noun

  a shaft formed by the action of water on limestone or volcanic rock

tomo-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “a cut, section,” used in the formation of compound words.

   tomography.

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tomo British  

/ ˈtɒmɒ /

noun

1. a shaft formed by the action of water on limestone or volcanic rock

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Usage

What does tomo- mean? Tomo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “a cut, section.” It is used in a few medical terms. Tomo- comes from the Greek tómos, meaning “cut, slice.” This root, which can also mean “piece, roll of paper, or book,” is also the source of the word tome. Crack open the history of tome at our entry for the word. Also related to tómos is atom. What’s the big idea behind atoms and cutting? Find out in our Origin section for this term. Related to tomo- are the combining forms -ectomy, -tome, -tomy, and -tomous. Slice into their specific meanings at our Words That Use articles for the forms.

Etymology

Origin of tomo-

Combining form representing Greek tómos a cut, section; cf. -tome

Example Sentences

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tomo

The latter part is obtained from a MS. in the Real Academia de la Historia; its pressmark, "Papeles de las Jesuitas, tomo 8, fol. 330-339."

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55 1583-1588 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

Concerning these documents the following interesting statements are taken from the editorial matter in tomo ii.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

Tomo ni means 'at the same time'; e.g., sonata to tomo ni mairǒzu I shall go at the same time as you,' mǒsu to tomo ni 'at the same time as he spoke.'

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear

The future is formed by placing tomo after the negative future; e.g., aguemai tomo 'although he is not going to offer,' vochiidemo 'although he will not fall.'

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear

One of the proverbs handed down from the hoary past is: "Kumpu no ada to tomo ni ten we itadakazu."

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick