claviform

a. 棍棒状的 [医] 棒状的

发音

UK /ˈklævɪfɔːm/
UK /ˈkleɪ-/
US /ˈklævɪˌfɔɹm/
US /-və-/

词形变化

claviforms 复数 claviforms more claviform 比较级 most claviform 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.

    生物 媒体
adj.
  1. 1.

    Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.

    棒状的

    生物
  2. 1.

    Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).

    生物
  3. 1.

    Key-shaped.

词源

The adjective is derived from Latin clāvifōrmis (“club-shaped, claviform”), from Latin clāva (“a club”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat; to break”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning ‘having the form of’) (equivalent to -form, -iform). The English word is cognate with French claviforme. By surface analysis, clav(a) + -i- + form. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

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