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Definition of Arciform
1. Adjective. Forming or resembling an arch. "An arched ceiling"
Category relationships: Architecture
Similar to: Curved, Curving
Derivative terms: Arc
Definition of Arciform
1. a. Having the form of an arch; curved.
Definition of Arciform
1. Adjective. Having the form of a bow (weapon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arciform
1. having the form of an arch [adj]
Medical Definition of Arciform
1. Curved like a bow. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arciform
Literary usage of Arciform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The external or superficial arciform libre, have already been alluded to as
crossing the pyramid and olivary body on each side. ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1899)
"Fig. 2. -Inguinal canal in caw of hernia. The arciform fibre* displaced upwards.
Fig. 3. ... arciform ..."
3. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"A thin tract of gray matter in the superficial fore part of the pyramid is the
arciform nucleus,1 which gives origin to the contiguous ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1863)
"Sometimes, as in certain parts of the posterior lobe itself, one can scarcely
make out more than seven layers, there being only one broad layer of arciform ..."
5. Anatomy of the Brain and Spinal Cord by Joseph Ryland Whitaker (1899)
"External arciform fibres, pharyngeal nerve. cr Corpus ... arciform nucleus. d.
;i. Decussation of the pyramids. ao Accessory olive. /. ..."
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