aliform

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English

Etymology

From Latin ala (wing) +‎ -form.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪlɪfɔːm/, /ˈælɪfɔːm/

Adjective

aliform (comparative more aliform, superlative most aliform)

  1. Shaped like a wing
  2. (of a building) Having wings

Translations

References

  • A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. James Stevens Curl. Oxford University Press 2006