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tectiform

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈtɛk.tə.fɔɹm/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, biology, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 1924, American Anthropologist, Volume 26, New Series, page 48, The tectiforms reproduce in a remarkable manner the simple shelters, tents, and huts in use today among primitive and nomadic races in various parts of the world.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”), from tēctum (“roof”) + -ifōrmis.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Crimean Tatar: eki yaqı enişli — roof-shaped
  • Finnish: harjamainen — roof-shaped
  • French: tectiforme — roof-shaped