English Explanatory Dictionary

claviform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
noun
  1. An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
adj
  1. Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
adj
  1. Key-shaped.

Pronunciation

/ˈklævɪfɔːm/ /ˈkleɪ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-claviform.wav /ˈklævɪˌfɔɹm/ /-və-/

Word forms

claviform more claviform most claviform claviforms

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

clavate clubbed
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