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SCYPHIFORM

Definition: SCYPHIFORM

SCYPHIFORM

Adjective

1. Cup-shaped.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Scyphiform \Scy"phi*form\, adjective. [Latin expression scyphus cup -form.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: SCYPHIFORM

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Concavity

Adjective: depressed; Verb: alveolate, calathiform, cup-shaped, dishing; favaginous, faveolate, favose; scyphiform, scyphose; concave, hollow, stove in; retiring; retreating; cavernous; porous; (with holes); infundibul, infundibular, infundibuliform; funnel shaped, bell shaped; campaniform, capsular; vaulted, arched.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Rhyming with "SCYPHIFORM"

Words rhyming with "SCYPHIFORM" (pronounced 'Scy"phi*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, Patelliform, 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, 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: SCYPHIFORM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-f-h-i-m-o-p-r-s-y"

-3 letters: chrisom, miscopy, morphic, rompish, scorify, scrimpy, shrimpy.

-4 letters: chimps, chirms, chiros, chirps, chirpy, choirs, chomps, chrism, coyish, crimps, crimpy, crispy, formic, ichors, micros, mopish, morphs, myopic, orchis, orphic, physic, porism, primos, psycho, scrimp, scyphi, shrimp, smirch.

-5 letters: chimp, chips, chirm, chiro, chirp, choir, chomp, chops, coifs, coirs, comfy, comps, corms, corps, crimp, crisp, crops, firms, fishy, forms, frosh, horsy, hypos, ichor, micro, morph, ochry, ohmic, osmic, pisco, porch, pricy, primo, prims, prism, profs, proms, prosy, psych, pyric, romps, schmo, scrim, scrip, sophy, spicy, spiry.

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

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Alternative Orthography: SCYPHIFORM


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

53 43 59 50 48 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)

01010011 01000011 01011001 01010000 01001000 01001001 01000110 01001111 01010010 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#67 &#89 &#80 &#72 &#73 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0043 0059 0050 0048 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)

53375950424340495247

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INDEX

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


  

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