cribriform
English
Etymology
From Latin cribrum (“sieve”) + -form.
Adjective
cribriform (comparative more cribriform, superlative most cribriform)
- Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
- the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress
- 1876, Edward Roth (translator), Jules Verne (author), All Around the Moon, ch. 11:
- "To conclude this portion of our investigation therefore," cried Barbican, clearing his throat, and occupying Aldan's right ear,—"the Moon's surface is a honey combed, perforated, punctured—"
- "A fistulous, a rugose, salebrous,—" cut in the Captain, close on the left.
- —"And highly cribriform superficies—" cried Barbican.
- —"A sieve, a riddle, a colander—" shouted the Captain.
Synonyms
- cribrous
Derived terms
- cribriform plate
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cribiforme.
Adjective
cribriform m or n (feminine singular cribriformă, masculine plural cribriformi, feminine and neuter plural cribriforme)
- cribriform
Declension
Declension of cribriform
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | cribriform | cribriformă | cribriformi | cribriforme | ||
| definite | cribriformul | cribriforma | cribriformii | cribriformele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | cribriform | cribriforme | cribriformi | cribriforme | ||
| definite | cribriformului | cribriformei | cribriformilor | cribriformelor | |||