Meanings
comparative more falciform · superlative most falciform
- Sickle-shaped.
David realized he’d been unconsciously pushing his nails into his palms, leaving little red falciform marks.
2009, Nick Laird, Glover's Mistake1 more example
What announced the accomplishment of this rise in temperature? A double falciform ejection of water vapour from under the kettlelid at both sides simultaneously.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, page 627
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfalx
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
- Latinfōrma
- Englishfalciform
From Latin falx (“sickle”, stem falc-) + English -iform (“-shaped”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sirppimäinen
- sirppimäinensickle-shaped
French falciforme
- falciformesickle-shaped
Greek δρεπανοειδής
- δρεπανοειδής (drepanoeidís)sickle-shaped
Italian falciforme
- falciformesickle-shaped
Polish sierpowaty
- sierpowatysickle-shaped
Portuguese falciforme
- falciformesickle-shaped
Russian серповидный
- серповидный (serpovidnyj)sickle-shaped
Spanish falciforme
- falciformesickle-shaped
Cite this entry
falciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciform
“falciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciform.
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