arciform


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ar·ci·form

 (är′sə-fôrm′)
adj.
Formed in the shape of an arc.

[Latin arci- (from arcus, bow) + -form.]
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arciform

(ˈɑːkɪˌfɔːm)
adj
shaped like an arch
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.arciform - forming or resembling an archarciform - forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
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arciform

adjective
Deviating from a straight line:
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They speculated that this irregularity could be attributed to "the small, round shape of the seat and the squirmy behavior of a toddler," because the typical arciform distribution was not present.
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The shape of the CCG was found to be an arciform in the white yak, oval in the roe deer, pig, and most dromedary camels, irregular fusiform or flattened in the donkey, rectangular in the Angora goat, and fusiform in the Bactrian camel, horse (Sisson et al., 1975), domestic ruminants (Sisson et al.), yak, some dromedary camels, and sheep (May, 1964).
(4,7) Skin gums are nodular or nodular ulcerative lesions, with an arciform pattern.