foram
English
Etymology
Shortening of foraminifer.
Noun
foram (plural forams)
- A foraminifer.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 291:
- Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- forão (obsolete)
- foraõ (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈfo.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: fo‧ram
Verb
foram
- third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ir
- third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ser
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [foˈram]
Verb
foram
- first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of fora