English Explanatory Dictionary

hamiform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Curved at the extremity.
  2. Shaped like a hook.

Pronunciation

hāʹmĭfôrm /ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hamiform.wav

Word forms

hamiform more hamiform most hamiform

Etymology

First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

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