unciform

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UK/ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/US/ˈʌnsɪfɔːɹm/

adjective

Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

OriginLatin uncus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunciform (comparative more unciform, superlative most unciform)

comparative more unciform · superlative most unciform

  1. Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.
noununciform (plural unciforms)

plural unciforms

  1. The hamate bone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hamate bone

Origin

  1. Latinuncus“hook”
  2. Englishunciform

From Latin uncus (“hook”) + -form.

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Translations

Dutch haakvormig
  • haakvormigof the shape of a hook
Finnish koukun muotoinen, koukkumainen
  • koukun muotoinenof the shape of a hook
  • koukkumainenof the shape of a hook
German hakenförmig
  • hakenförmigof the shape of a hook
Russian крючковидный, крючкообразный
  • крючковидный (krjučkovidnyj)of the shape of a hook
  • крючкообразный (krjučkoobraznyj)of the shape of a hook
  • крючковатый (krjučkovatyj)of the shape of a hook
Spanish unciforme
  • unciformeof the shape of a hook
Swedish krokformad
  • krokformadof the shape of a hook
Ukrainian гачкоподі́бний, гачкува́тий
  • гачкоподі́бний (hačkopodíbnyj)of the shape of a hook
  • гачкува́тий (hačkuvátyj)of the shape of a hook

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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