actinomorphous

1. 1.

   capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis

   Synonymsactinomorphic

   Similaractinoid

   biology

Questions about actinomorphous

What does actinomorphous mean?

actinomorphous means "capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis".

How many syllables are in actinomorphous?

actinomorphous has 5 syllables: ac-ti-no-mor-phous. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for actinomorphous?

Close synonyms include actinomorphic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is actinomorphous a common word?

actinomorphous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.