cyathiform

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adjective

In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.

“c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]”

OriginAncient Greek κύαθος →
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Meanings

adjectivecyathiform (comparative more cyathiform, superlative most cyathiform)

comparative more cyathiform · superlative most cyathiform

  1. In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.

    c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύαθος
  2. Englishcyathiform

From Latin cyathus (“cup”) + -form, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos). Compare French cyathiforme.

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APA

cyathiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyathiform

MLA

“cyathiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyathiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyathiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyathiform.

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