sideform
sideform noun: an alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.
Noun (1)
sideform (plural sideforms)
- An alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.
- The old þina, g. s. of þu, = of-thee, has such sideforms as the oldest Swedish sina, gen. sing, of the reflective pronoun, and as the M. Goth. seina, […]1866-7, George Stephens, “Dialects”, in The Old-Northern Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England, volume 1, H. H. Thiele, page 50
- Whether sen, ten etc. are sometimes side-forms to se, te etc. after ne : nen, is a question that need not occupy us here.1912, Emrik Slettengren, “Aphæresis in Romance and Latin loan-words”, in Contributions to the Study of Aphæretic Words in English, Lund: Berlingska Borktryckriet, page 159
- Synonyms:
- byform
Noun (2)
sideform (countable and uncountable, plural sideforms)
- A process for setting concrete which uses forms to confine the concrete to the desired width.
- Two basic methods of paving are in use in South Africa, namely, sideform and slipform. With the sideform method, metal sideforms are used to confine the concrete to the desired width.1982, Charles G. Dyer, Road Construction Technology in South Africa, page 128
- Any of the forms used when setting concrete with this method.
- As part of a larger arrow diagram, a contractor wants to include the following activities related to construction of a foundation for a light commercial building: place steel sideforms; pour foundation; excavate for foundation […]1997, Charles ReVelle, Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, page 184
Synonyms of sideform
Forms of sideform
| plural | sideforms |
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Origin of sideform
Uncertain. Apparent etymologies include a learned borrowing from Norwegian sideform, a calque of German Nebenform, and a compound of side + form.
Questions about sideform
- What does sideform mean?
- Sideform means an alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.
- What part of speech is sideform?
- Sideform is a noun.
- What is the plural of sideform?
- The plural of sideform is sideforms.
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