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Definition of Difform
1. a. Irregular in form; -- opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
Definition of Difform
1. Adjective. irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Difform
1. unlike [adj] - See also: unlike
Medical Definition of Difform
1. Irregular in form; opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves. "The unequal refractions of difform rays." (Sir I. Newton) Origin: Cf. F. Difforme, fr. L. Dif- = dis- + forma form. Cf. Deform. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Difform
Literary usage of Difform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin ... of the Geological and Natural History Survey by Chicago Academy of Sciences (1896)
"... apothecia medium size, globular and difform, often crowded together; ...
apothecia very small, hemispherical and difform, globular or confluent; ..."
2. A Synopsis of the North American Lichens by Edward Tuckerman (1882)
"... oftener branched, or very rarely rounded-difform, for the most part innate;
... Apothecia rounded-difform, or oblong, ..."
3. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"... (i«,apart,/on»o, shape), of unusual formation or shape ; difform'itas ( Lat.
), an abnormality. diffract' ..."
4. The Library of Original Sources: Ideas that Have Influenced Civilization, in edited by Oliver Joseph Thatcher (1915)
"And for the same reason, transmutations made by the convening of divers colours
are not real; for when the difform rays are again severed, they will exhibit ..."
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