unciform

English

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”) +‎ -form.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːɹm/
• Hyphenation: un‧ci‧form

Adjective

unciform (comparative more unciform, superlative most unciform)

1. Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

Translations

of the shape of a hook

• Armenian: կեռաձեւ (keṙajew), կարթաձեւ (kartʿajew), կարթաւոր (kartʿawor)
• Dutch: haakvormig (nl)
• Finnish: koukun muotoinen, koukkumainen
• German: hakenförmig

• Macedonian: кукест m (kúkest)
• Russian: крючковидный (krjučkovidnyj), крючкообразный (ru) (krjučkoobraznyj), крючковатый (ru) (krjučkovatyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: кукаст m (kukast)
• Swedish: krokformad

Noun

unciform (plural unciforms)

1. The hamate bone.

Translations

hamate bone — see hamate bone

Anagrams

• cuniform, nuciform