fusiform

a. 纺锭状的, 两端渐细的 [医] 梭形的, 梭状的

词形变化

more fusiform 比较级 most fusiform 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

    生物 植物学 动物学

    Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).

    Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

spindle-shaped

近义相关 1

pointed

相关短语

fusiform gyrus fusiform gyri fusiform gyruses

词源

From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

来源：wiktionary