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Definition of punctiform - 3 dictionary results

punc⋅ti⋅form

  [puhngk-tuh-fawrm]
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–adjective
shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
Origin:
1815–25; < L pūnct(um) point + -i- + -form
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Main Entry: punc·ti·form
Pronunciation: 'p&[ng](k)-t&-"form
Function: adjective
1 : having the form or character of a point
2 : marked by or composed of points or dots : PUNCTATE
3 : of or relating totangible points or dots used for representing words for reading by the blind
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punctiform punc·ti·form (pŭngk'tə-fôrm')
adj.
Very small but not microscopic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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