planiform
planiform adjective: having a plane surface.
Adjective
planiform (comparative more planiform, superlative most planiform)
- Having a plane surface.
- The articulations of the second row of the carpus, which constitutes what may be named the pro-carpus, are likewise of the planiform kind, and are completed by palmar, dorsal and interosseous ligaments, that between the os magnum and unciform being very strong.1890, John Marshall, J. S. Cuthbert, Anatomy for Artists, page 240
- Some computer models allow periods of convection dominated by plumes, and others dominated by overturning planiform cells similar to the present Earth.2014, Timothy M. Kusky, Encyclopedia of Earth Science, page 94
Examples of planiform in a sentence
- a planiform, gliding, or arthrodial articulation
- Towards the end of the seventeenth century, a new style of planiform carving emerged on church exteriors in the Andean altiplano from Arequipa to Lake Titicaca and across the Bolivian highlands.2022, Sara Castro-Klaren, A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture, page 157:
Forms of planiform
| comparative | more planiform |
|---|---|
| superlative | most planiform |
Origin of planiform
From plane + -iform.
Questions about planiform
- What does planiform mean?
- Planiform means having a plane surface.
- How do you use planiform in a sentence?
- a planiform, gliding, or arthrodial articulation
- What part of speech is planiform?
- Planiform is an adjective.
Words near planiform in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: planiform (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “planiform.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/planiform. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.