Falciform
/ˈfæl.sɪ.fɔɹm/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Sickle-shaped.
"What announced the accomplishment of this rise in temperature? A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously."
Adjective
- 1 curved like a sickle wordnet
Example
More examples"What announced the accomplishment of this rise in temperature? A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously."
Etymology
From Latin falx (“sickle”, stem falc-) + -iform (“-shaped”).