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spin·dle-shaped
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Princeton's WordNet
fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shapedadjective
tapering at each end
Wiktionary
spindle-shapedadjective
tapering at each end
Spindle-shaped fibroblast
Wikipedia
spindle-shaped
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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spindle-shaped
Spindle-shaped, also known as fusiform, refers to structures or organisms that are rounded and tapering at both ends, somewhat resembling the shape of a spindle. This term is often used in biology or anatomy to describe the shape of certain cells, muscles, or organs.
Webster Dictionary
Spindle-shapedadjective
having the shape of a spindle
Spindle-shapedadjective
thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots
Entomology
Spindle-shaped
cylindrical, elongate, thicker in the middle, tapering to each end: fusiform.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spindle-shaped in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spindle-shaped in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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