tectiform

Sep. 8th, 2009 07:35 am
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tectiform - adj., roof-shaped.


Specifically, sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge. Used sometimes in biology, which is one of the largest consumers of words ending in -form. Pronounced TEK-ti-form, coined from Latin roots, tēctum meaning (what else?) roof.

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