- pyr|i|form
- pyr|i|form «PIHR uh frm», adjective.= pear-shaped. (Cf. ↑pear-shaped)╂[< Medieval Latin pyrum, for Latin pirum pear + English -form]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pyr|i|form
Look at other dictionaries:
pyr — pyr·acanth; pyr·acan·tha; pyr·al; pyr·a·lid·i·dae; pyr·a·li·doi·dea; Pyr·a·lin; pyr·a·lis; pyr·a·loid; pyr·a·me·is; pyr·a·mid·er; pyr·a·mid·i·cal; pyr·a·mid·i·on; pyr·a·mid·ist; pyr·an·threne; pyr·ar·gy·rite; pyr·a·zin·amide; pyr·azine;… … English syllables
form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… … English syllables
pyr- — combining form PYRO : used before a vowel … English World dictionary
pyr- — combining form or pyro Etymology: Middle English pyro , from Middle French pyr , pyro , from Late Latin, from Greek, from pyr more at fire 1. a. : fire … Useful english dictionary
Pyr (publisher) — Pyr is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books, launched in March 2005 with the publication of John Meaney s Paradox .Prometheus Books name was derived from Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology who gave fire to humans.… … Wikipedia
pyr|a|mid — «PIHR uh mihd», noun, verb. –n. 1. a solid having triangular sides meeting in a point. The base of a pyramid is a polygon. 2. anything having the form of a pyramid: »a pyramid of stones, a pyramid of cannonballs. 3. a crystal each of whose faces… … Useful english dictionary
pyr- — or pyro combining form Etymology: Greek, from pyr more at fire 1. fire ; heat < pyrometer > < pyrheliometer > 2. a. produced by or as if by the action of heat < pyroelectricity > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
pyr(o)- — [Gr. pyr fire] 1. a combining form denoting relationship to fire or heat. 2. in chemistry, a prefix meaning produced by heating. 3. in inorganic chemistry, a prefix indicating a dimeric acid anhydride, e.g., pyrophosphoric acid … Medical dictionary
pyr- — pyro combining form denoting 1) fire. 2) a burning sensation. 3) fever … The new mediacal dictionary
pyriform — pyr·i·form … English syllables
