Speakur

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moniliform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monil-i-form
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a form resembling a string of beads, where the component parts or segments are more or less uniform in size and are spherical or rounded in shape.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin monīle Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin monīlifōrmisbor. English moniliform Borrowed from Latin monīlifōrmis.

Inflected Forms

more moniliform (comparative) most moniliform (superlative)

Derived Forms

moniliformly

Questions

What does moniliform mean?
Having a form resembling a string of beads, where the component parts or segments are more or less uniform in size and are spherical or rounded in shape.
Where does moniliform come from?
Etymology tree Latin monīle Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin monīlifōrmisbor. English moniliform Borrowed from Latin monīlifōrmis.

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