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claviform

Pronunciation: /ˈklævɪfɔːm/

The English word “claviform” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
  2. Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
  3. Key-shaped.

noun

  1. An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Latin clāvifōrmis (“club-shaped, claviform”), from Latin clāva (“a club”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat; to break”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning ‘having the form of’) (equivalent to -form, -iform). The English word is cognate with French claviforme. By surface analysis, clav(a) + -i- + form. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

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