< xíphos sword + eîdos form]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
xiph — xiph·i·as; xiph·i·oid; xiph·is·ura; xiph·i·um; xiph·odon; xiph·os·ura; xiph·y·dri·idae; xiph·os·uran; xiph·os·ure; xiph·os·urous; xiph·ura; … English syllables
xiph|i|oid — «ZIHF ee oyd», adjective. 1. resembling the swordfish. 2. belonging to the same family as the swordfish. ╂[< Latin xiphias swordfish (< Greek xíphías < xíphos sword)] … Useful english dictionary
xiphoid — xiph•oid [[t]ˈzɪf ɔɪd[/t]] adj. anat. zool. Zool. sword shaped; ensiform • Etymology: 1740–50; < Gk xiphoeidḗs swordlike =xíph(os) sword + oeidēs oid … From formal English to slang
xiphoid — Sword shaped; applied especially to the x. process. SYN: ensiform, gladiate, mucronate. [xipho + G. eidos, appearance] * * * xi·phoid zī .fȯid, zif .ȯid n XIPHOID PROCESS xiphoid adj * * * xiph·oid (zifґoid) (ziґfoid) [Gr. xiphoeid& … Medical dictionary
Xiphoid — Xiph oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. ? sword shaped; xi fos a sword + ? form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Xiphoidian — Xiph*oid i*an, a. (Anat.) Xiphoid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xiphioid — xiph·i·oid … English syllables
Xiphioid — Xiph i*oid, a. [Xiphius + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus {Xiphius} or family {Xiphiid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xiphoid — /zif oyd/, adj. 1. Anat., Zool. sword shaped; ensiform. n. 2. the xiphisternum. [1740 50; < NL xiphoides < Gk xiphoeidés swordlike, equiv. to xíph(os) sword + oeides OID] * * * … Universalium
as — as·ple·ni·oid; as·ple·ni·um; as·por·ta·tion; as·sa·cu; as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; as·sam; as·sa·pan; as·sas·si·na·tion; as·sa·tion; as·sault·a·ble; as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; as·self; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man;… … English syllables
