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PATELLIFORM

Definitions: PATELLIFORM

PATELLIFORM

Adjective

1. Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

2. Having the form of a patella.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "PATELLIFORM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references)

Etymology: Patelliform \Pa*tel"li*form\, adjective. [Patella form: compare to the French expression pattelliforme.]. (Websters 1913)

Rhyming with "PATELLIFORM"

Words rhyming with "PATELLIFORM" (pronounced 'Pa*tel"li*form'): Acetabuliform, Aciculiform, Aciform, Acinaciform, Acinetiform, Aciniform, Actiniform, Aculeiform, Adeniform, Adipoceriform, Aeriform, Aliform, Aluminiform, Alveoliform, Ambulacriform, Amentiform, Amianthiform, Ampulliform, Anguiform, Anguilliform, Antenniform, Antheriform, Aquiform, Araneiform, Arboriform, Arciform, Asbestiform, Ascidiform, Aspergilliform, Auriform, Bacciform, Bacilliform, Basaltiform, Biform, Boniform, Botuliform, Boviform, Bromoform, Bursiform, Calceiform, Calciform, Calyciform, Calyptriform, Campaniform, Campaniliform, Cancriform, Capilliform, Capriform, Cauliform, Cerebriform, Cheliform, Choleriform, Cirriform, Claviform, Clypeiform, Cocleariform, Columelliform, Conchiform, Coniform, Coralliform, Cordoform, Corniform, Coroniform, Corticiform, Cotyliform, Crateriform, Cribriform, Cruciform, Cubiform, Cucumiform, Culiciform, Cultriform, Curviform, Cyathiform, Cylindriform, Cymbiform, Cypseliform, Deiform, Dendriform, Dentiform, Difform, Digitiform, Disciform, Disuniform, Diversiform, Dolabriform, Dolioform, Efform, Elytriform, Embryoniform, Enform, Ensiform, Epileptiform, Equiform, Equisetiform, Etheriform, Extractiform, Falciform, Fibriform, Filiciform, filiform, Fistuliform, Flabelliform, Flagelliform, Floriform, Fungiform, Fungilliform, Funiliform, Funnelform, fusiform, Galliform, Gasiform, Gelatiniform, Ginglyform, Glandiform, Graniform, Granitiform, Granuliform, Guttiform, Hamiform, Harengiform, Heliciform, Hippocrepiform, Homiform, Hydatiform, Hydriform, Hyperboliform, Hypocrateriform, Inconform, iodoform, Isopodiform, Juliform, Kaliform, Labyrinthiform, Lachrymiform, Lageniform, Lamelliform, Lanciform, Laniariform, Larviform, lentiform, Leptiform, Libriform, Licheniform, Ligniform, Lindiform, Linguiform, Lirelliform, Lituiform, Luciform, Lumbriciform, Luniform, Madreporiform, Mammiform, Mammilliform, Mandibuliform, Maniform, Maxilliform, Medusiform, Membraniform, Metalliform, Microform, Misform, Misreform, Mitriform, Monadiform, Moniliform, Montiform, Muciform, Multiform, Mummiform, Muriform, Muscariform, Myrtiform, Napiform, Nariform, Nasiform, Nautiform, Nitro-chloroform, Nitroform, Nuciform, Nucleiform, Oculiform, Omniform, Operculiform, Outform, Ovaliform, Overinform, Oviform, Paliform, Palpiform, Pampiniform, Papilliform, Pappiform, Paraboliform, Passeriform, Pectiniform, Pediform, Peltiform, Penicilliform, Penniform, Perciform, Petaliform, Piciform, Piliform, Pinniform, Pisciform, Placentiform, Planiform, Plexiform, Pliform, Plumiliform, Poculiform, Poriform, Preconform, Preform, Proboscidiform, Proteiform, Pumiciform, Punctiform, Puriform, Pyriform, Racemiform, Radiatiform, Radiciform, Raduliform, Ramiform, Remiform, reniform, Resiniform, Restiform, Retiform, Retransform, Rostelliform, Rostriform, Rotiform, Rubiform, Ruiniform, Sacciform, Saliniform, Sandaliform, Scalariform, Scalpriform, Scapiform, Scobiform, Scopiform, Scoriform, Scrotiform, Scutelliform, Scutiform, Scyphiform, Securiform, Semiform, Semipenniform, Septiform, Serpentiform, Setiform, Siliqyiform, Soliform, Spathiform, Spiciform, Spiculiform, Spiniform, Spongiform, Squamiform, Stalactitiform, Stalactoform, Stelliform, Stilliform, Stipitiform, Stratiform, Strobiliform, Strombuliform, Styliform, Subpyriform, Subuliform, Sulciform, Tauriform, Tentaculiform, Terebratuliform, Theiform, Torulaform, Trapeziform, Trichiuriform, Triform, Tubeform, Tubiform, Tubuliform, Umbraculiform, Uncoform, Unform, Unguiform, Ursiform, Vaporiform, Variciform, Variform, Vasiform, Vermiform, Verruciform, Villiform, Vitriform, Vulviform, Webform, Whereform, Ypsiliform, Zeolitiform. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PATELLIFORM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-l-l-m-o-p-r-t"

-3 letters: amitrole, fellatio, fellator, floatier, impellor, martello, petiolar, platform, preallot, proemial, rolamite, temporal.

-4 letters: aliform, emporia, femoral, filemot, firepot, flamier, fleapit, floatel, floater, foamier, foliate, formate, impaler, impearl, implore, lempira, literal, litoral, loamier, loftier, maillot, maltier, marlite, marplot, melilot, meropia, motlier, optimal, pallier, palmier, peloria, perilla, piefort, pitfall, plaiter, platier, poitrel, politer, pomfret, premolt, primate, profile, prolate, rampole, reallot, refloat, tallier, templar, tramell, trample, trefoil.

-5 letters: ampler, aplite, armlet, armpit, faille, faller, falter, femora, ferial, fetial, filler, fillet, filmer, filter, flamer, florae, floral, floret, foamer, foetal, folate, foliar, fomite, formal, format, imaret, impale, impart, import, lifter, limper, limpet, lipoma, loafer, lofter, loiter, loreal, maftir, mailer, mallei, mallet, maloti, maltol, merlot, miller, millet, milter, mitral, moiler, mollie, molter, mopier, morale, mortal, motile, opiate, optima, optime, palier, pallet, pallor, palmer, palter, parole, patrol, pelota, permit, petrol, pilfer, pillar, piolet, pirate, plater, polite, poller, portal, prelim, primal, profit, protea, protei, ramtil, refall, refill, refilm, remail, replot, repoll, retail, retial, rialto, rillet, rimple, tailer, taille, tailor, taller, tamper, telial, tiller, toiler, toller, tramel, trifle, triple, trompe.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PATELLIFORM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 41 54 45 4C 4C 49 46 4F 52 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .-    -    .    .-..    .-..    ..    ..-.    ---    .-.    --

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000001 01010100 01000101 01001100 01001100 01001001 01000110 01001111 01010010 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#84 &#69 &#76 &#76 &#73 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0054 0045 004C 004C 0049 0046 004F 0052 004D

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5035543946464340495247

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Rhymes
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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