unciform

English

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”) +‎ -form.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːɹm/
Hyphenation: un‧ci‧form

Adjective

unciform (comparative more unciform, superlative most unciform)

Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

Translations

of the shape of a hook

Armenian: կեռաձեւ (keṙajew), կարթաձեւ (kartʿajew), կարթաւոր (kartʿawor)
Dutch: haakvormig (nl)
Finnish: koukun muotoinen, koukkumainen
German: hakenförmig

Macedonian: кукест m (kúkest)
Russian: крючковидный (ru) (krjučkovidnyj), крючкообразный (ru) (krjučkoobraznyj), крючковатый (ru) (krjučkovatyj)
Serbo-Croatian: кукаст m (kukast)
Swedish: krokformad

Noun

unciform (plural unciforms)

The hamate bone.

Translations

hamate bone — see hamate bone

Anagrams

cuniform, nuciform

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