ypsiliform
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Ypsiliform — Yp*sil i*form, a. [Gr. ? ? the name of the letter ? + form.] (Biol.) Resembling the ? in appearance; said of the germinal spot in the ripe egg at one of the stages of fecundation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ypsiliform — / silˈ/ or ypsiloid /ipˈsil oid/ adjective Shaped like an upsilon • • • Main Entry: ↑ypsilon … Useful english dictionary
ypsiliform — SYN: hypsiloid. [G. ypsilon, upsilon, the letter u or y, + L. forma, form] * * * yp·sil·i·form (ip silґĭ form) upsiloid … Medical dictionary
ypsiliform — shaped like an upsilon Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
ypsiliform — a. shaped like Greek upsilon Upsilon. ♦ ypsiloid, a … Dictionary of difficult words
ypsiloid — ypsiliform / silˈ/ or ypsiloid /ipˈsil oid/ adjective Shaped like an upsilon • • • Main Entry: ↑ypsilon … Useful english dictionary
hypsiloid — Y shaped; U shaped. SYN: upsiloid, ypsiliform. [G. upsilon (ypsilon)] * * * hyp·si·loid (hipґsĭ loid) [Gr. hypsiloeidēs] shaped like a capital Greek letter upsilon (Υ). Cf. hyoid … Medical dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
ypsilon — /ip sīˈlon, sēˈ or ipˈsi / (rare) noun same as ↑upsilon ORIGIN: Ety as for ↑upsilon • • • ypsiliform / silˈ/ or ypsiloid /ipˈsil oid/ adjective Shaped like an upsilon … Useful english dictionary
