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tectiform

/ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːm/US/ˈtɛk.tə.fɔɹm/

tectiform adjective: roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

tectiform: roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge
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Adjective

tectiform (comparative more tectiform, superlative most tectiform)

  1. Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

Noun

tectiform (plural tectiforms)

  1. A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building.
    • The tectiforms reproduce in a remarkable manner the simple shelters, tents, and huts in use today among primitive and nomadic races in various parts of the world.1924, American Anthropologist, Volume 26, New Series, page 48
    • Because of their composition and the coexistence in them of meanders and tectiforms they differ from chimpanzee drawings, which are in many other ways a comparable phenomenon.2014, David Maclagan, Line Let Loose: Scribbling, Doodling and Automatic Drawing, page 8

tectiform meaning in Bengali

tectiform in Bengali

ছাদের মতো আকৃতির, একটি ধরনের গুহাচিত্র, নকশা

Forms of tectiform

Adjective
comparativemore tectiform
superlativemost tectiform
Noun
pluraltectiforms

Origin of tectiform

From New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”), from tēctum (“roof”) + -ifōrmis.

Questions about tectiform

What does tectiform mean?
Tectiform means roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.
What is tectiform in Bengali?
Tectiform in Bengali is ছাদের মতো আকৃতির, একটি ধরনের গুহাচিত্র, নকশা. See Tectiform meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is tectiform?
Tectiform can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tectiform?
Tectiform is pronounced /ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːm/ (UK).

Words near tectiform in the dictionary

  1. tectate
  2. tectibranch
  3. tectibranchiate
  4. tectibranchiates
  5. tectibranchs
  6. tectiform
  7. tectiforms
  8. tectin
  9. tectite
  10. tectites
  11. tectivirus

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