fusiform

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective tapering at each end

Etymology

From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

In classic literature

Synonyms

spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped

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