Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamiform

/ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham-i-form
IPA: /ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Curved at the extremity.

adj

Shaped like a hook.

Example Sentences

"HAMIFORM. (Hamus, a hook.) Curved at the extremity."
"Hamiform, curved at the extremity."
"Distinguished by the elongated hamiform siphonal canal and the posterior canal co-ordinated with the “facies” of Aporrhais."
"Legs (♂) light: anterior femora long, rather narrow; a short cylindrical hamiform process (a hook with apex sharply bent towards base of femur) projecting from lower side at about ⅓ of its length: anterior tibiæ long, narrow on basal half, wide at apex, nor curved; intermediate long (longer than femora), strongly curved inwards; posterior long, slender: anterior tarsi stout, joints not dilatate, 5th longest, longer than three preceding together, basal joint much longer than 2nd, squamulose in middle of lower side near apex, 2nd and 3rd joints with two narrow rows of squamæ in middle of lower side; four posterior tarsi narrow, cylindrical, posterior much longer than intermediate; posterior coxæ contiguous."
"Pinnae subentire or slightly repand, gradually short-acuminate; under surface provided with gland-like, hamiform hairs; main rachis provided with a callous gland at the place of insertion of the pinnae."

Etymology

First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/

Inflected Forms

more hamiform (comparative) most hamiform (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hamiform?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/.
What does hamiform mean?: Curved at the extremity.
Where does hamiform come from?: First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

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