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/kal"euh theuh fawrm', keuh lath"euh-/, adj.cup-shaped; concave.[1875-80; calathi- (comb. form of CALATHUS) + -FORM]
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calathiform
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calathiform — adj. [L. calathus, basket shaped, bowl like; forma, shape] Shaped like a cup or bowl … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
calathiform — cup shaped Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
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calathiform — /kal euh theuh fawrm , keuh lath euh /, adj. cup shaped; concave. [1875 80; calathi (comb. form of CALATHUS) + FORM] … Useful english dictionary
Concavity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concavity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concavity concavity depression dip Sgm: N 1 hollow hollow hollowness Sgm: N 1 indentation indentation intaglio cavity dent dint dimp … English dictionary for students
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
sunken — adj 1. submerged, submersed, immersed, engulfed, inundated; drowned, capsized, foundered, Naut. scuttled. 2. settled, compacted, buried, mired, planted, laid; lowered, at a lower level, below ground. 3. hollow, depressed, indented, concave;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
-form — comb. form (usu. as iform) forming adjectives meaning: 1 having the form of (cruciform; cuneiform). 2 having such a number of (uniform; multiform). Etymology: from or after F forme f. L formis f. forma FORM * * * (usu. as iform) comb. form 1) … Useful english dictionary
