fusiform

1. 1.

   tapering at each end

   Synonymsspindle-shapedcigar-shaped

   Similarpointed

Questions about fusiform

What does fusiform mean?

fusiform means "tapering at each end".

How many syllables are in fusiform?

fusiform has 3 syllables: fu-si-form. The stress falls on "fu".

What is another word for fusiform?

Close synonyms include spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped. 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 fusiform a common word?

fusiform 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.