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PRONUNCIATION OF PILIFORM

piliform  [ˈpɪlɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piliform is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PILIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of piliform in the English dictionary

The definition of piliform in the dictionary is resembling a long hair.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILIFORM


aliform
ˈælɪˌfɔːm
cheliform
ˈkiːlɪˌfɔːm
cuculiform
kjʊˈkjuːlɪˌfɔːm
cumuliform
ˈkjuːmjʊlɪˌfɔːm
fibrilliform
fɪˈbrɪlɪˌfɔːm
filiform
ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm
granuliform
ˈɡrænjʊlɪˌfɔːm
moniliform
mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm
morbilliform
mɔːˈbɪlɪˌfɔːm
paliform
ˈpeɪlɪˌfɔːm
penicilliform
ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪˌfɔːm
poculiform
ˈpɒkjʊlɪˌfɔːm
raduliform
ræˈdjuːlɪˌfɔːm
spiraliform
spaɪˈrælɪˌfɔːm
stilliform
ˈstɪlɪˌfɔːm
strobiliform
strəˈbɪlɪˌfɔːm
strombuliform
strɒmˈbjuːlɪˌfɔːm
styliform
ˈstaɪlɪˌfɔːm
umbraculiform
ʌmˈbrækjʊlɪˌfɔːm
ypsiliform
ɪpˈsɪlɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILIFORM

pilgrimage site
pilgrimager
pilgrimer
pilgrimise
pilgrimize
Pilgrims
pili
pili nut
piliferous
piling
pill
pill beetle
pill bottle
pill bug
pill popper
pillage
pillager
pillaging
pillar

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILIFORM

choreiform
coliform
cribriform
cruciform
cuneiform
dress uniform
epileptiform
form
fusiform
glandiform
multiform
nonuniform
piriform
plexiform
pyriform
rotiform
school uniform
Scout uniform
stratiform
uniform
vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of piliform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piliform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILIFORM

Find out the translation of piliform to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piliform from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piliform» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

piliform
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piliform
570 millions of speakers

English

piliform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

piliform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

piliform
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

piliform
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piliform
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piliform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piliformes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piliform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

piliform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

piliform
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

piliform
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piliform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

piliform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மயிர் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गलिच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piliform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piliform
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piliform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

piliform
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piliform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

piliform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piliform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piliform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piliform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piliform

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILIFORM»

The term «piliform» is normally little used and occupies the 136.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILIFORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piliform» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piliform» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piliform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILIFORM»

Discover the use of piliform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piliform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Acarina of the Family Cheyletidae of the World
Tibiae with two squamiform setae and one piliform. Palpal claws with one or several large teeth on inner side. Tarsi with short solenidion, two pectinate setae, one enlarged, clavate seta, and one piliform. Rostrum short, cuneiform. Peritremes ...
Vsevolod Ivanovič Volgin, 1989
2
The Dublin medical press: a weekly journal of medicine and ...
ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF PARIS. February 10. FILIFORM FORMATIONS ON TIIE TONGUE. M. Landouzt, professor in the School of Medicine of Rheims, communicated to the Academy several examples of piliform productions on ...
‎1846
3
Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR.: ...
Only one tuft of long piliform androconial scales present C. cuculipennella Hbn. 16 (13). Saccus shorter or absent (Figures 184 to 186). 17 (18). Pregenital abdominal segments with only one pair of tufts of piliform androconial scales and pair of ...
‎1990
4
Primitive Ghost Moths: Morphology and taxonomy of the ...
Frons with piliform scales and very narrow lamellar scales; vertex with piliform scales; pale brown. Proboscis present. Antenna bipectinate; flagellum with scales from base to tip on lateral surface of shaft, scales dark brown at base, otherwise ...
ES Nielsen, NP Kristensen, 1989
5
Handbuch D.zoologie Bd.4/35 Kristensen:lepid.1ae
Roeslerstammiidae Roeslerstammidae (Figs. 7.2 H-I). Small moths, with forewings 5 to 10 mm in length. Head (Fig. 7.7 A- B): Vestiture of frons smooth with broad scales; vertex rough with dense covering of erect piliform scales. Ocelli absent.
Niels P. Kristensen, 1999
6
Moths of Australia
The abdomen is fairly stout and is clothed with long piliform scales. A large counter-tympanal cavity is present at the base, with the first abdominal spiracle set within it. In males there is nearly always a tuft of long piliform scales at the tip, and in ...
IFB Common, 1990
7
Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater ...
20 Caudal ramus with 2 apically placed caudal setae (the outer seta lacking, the long middle seta usually greatly enlarged, the inner seta reduced as usual), plus accessory piliform seta inserted in a hollow on the ventral surface of the ramus .
James H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich, 2010
8
Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR
13 (14). f, with one short ad and one well developed pv. f2on lower side near base with one very long, piliform br F. genualis Stein. 14 (13). r, without ad and pv . f2 on lower side near base without long piliform br F. tuberculata Ztt. 15 ( 6). r2 ...
G. Ya BejBienko, 1989
9
Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera)
Occiput with raised piliform scales, vertex with two ill-defined whorls of similar scales converging towards antennae. Frons with dense piliform scales directed anteriorly and upwards; below this tuft two tufts of appressed piliform scales from  ...
GS Robinson, ES Nielsen, 1993
10
Studies on Malayan Blattidae
Ventro- cephalic margin of cephalic femora armed with a few large spines followed by a row of minute piliform spines, terminating in two large elongate spines. Anaplecta Burmeister. b. Tarsal claws with inner margins heavily dentate. Cubital ...
C. F. A. Bruijning, 1948

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILIFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piliform is used in the context of the following news items.
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From AZ, 26 Great Words You Probably Don't Know
Piliform adj. Having the form of a hair. Quotha interj. Archaic Archaic Used to express surprise or sarcasm, after quoting the word or phrase of ... «The Epoch Times, Dec 13»
2
What words really mean: David Foster Wallace's dictionary
Last but not least is the noun pilimiction, which names a hopefully very rare medical disorder “in which piliform or hair-like bodies are passed in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 12»

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