What does fusiform mean?
Definitions for fusiform
ˈfyu zəˌfɔrmfusiform
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Princeton's WordNet
fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shapedadjective
tapering at each end
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fusiformadjective
Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end.
Etymology: From fusus + -iform.
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Fusiform
Fusiform means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends. It is similar to the lemon-shape, but often implies a focal broadening of a structure that continues from one or both ends, such as an aneurysm on a blood vessel.
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fusiform
Fusiform refers to a specific shape that is tapering at both ends or spindle-shaped. This term is often used in biology and anatomy to describe the shape of muscles, bacteria, certain fruits or other organisms or parts of organisms that have a wide middle and tapered ends.
Webster Dictionary
Fusiformadjective
shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell
Entomology
Fusiform
spindle-shaped: tapering gradually to each end.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fusiform in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fusiform in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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