foram

English

Etymology

Shortening of foraminifer.

Noun

foram (plural forams)

1. A foraminifer.
   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 291:

     Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• forão (obsolete)
• foraõ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈfo.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: fo‧ram

Verb

foram

1. third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ir
2. third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ser

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foˈram]

Verb

foram

1. first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of fora