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falciform
[ fal-suh-fawrm ]
adjective
- sickle-shaped; falcate.
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Other Words From
- sub·falci·form adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falciform1
1760–70; < Latin falci- (stem of falx ) sickle + -form
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Example Sentences
There was a certain grandeur about his great, dark visage, his falciform nose and meaty jowls as he stood there.
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A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously.
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The second, from Paul, shows that the blade was falciform and was operated in the manner I have stated.
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There is no trace of the Mongolian falciform fold, and the transverse axis is perfectly horizontal.
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The attachment of the falciform ligament is continued down it.
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