- stroph
- , -i, -io, -o (G). A cord or twisted band; turn, twist
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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stroph — stroph·ic; stroph·i·o·late; stroph·i·ole; stroph·o·me·na; stroph·o·men·i·dae; stroph·u·lus; an·ti·stroph·ic; an·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly; cat·a·stroph·i·cal; cat·a·stroph·i·cal·ly; stroph·i·cal; stroph·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
stroph|ic — «STROF ihk, STROH fihk», adjective. of or having to do with a strophe … Useful english dictionary
stroph|i|cal — «STROF uh kuhl, STROH fuh », adjective. = strophic. (Cf. ↑strophic) … Useful english dictionary
stroph|i|o|late — «STROF ee uh layt, STROH fee », adjective. bearing a strophiole … Useful english dictionary
stroph|i|ole — «STROF ee ohl, STROH fee », noun. Botany. a cellular outgrowth near the hilum in certain seeds; caruncle. ╂[< Latin strophiolum (diminutive) < strophium band of cloth < Greek stróphion (diminutive) < stróphos twisted band <… … Useful english dictionary
stroph|oid — «STROF oyd, STROH foyd», noun. Geometry. a curve that is the locus of intersections of two lines rotating uniformly about two fixed points in a plane. ╂[< French strophoïde < Greek stróphos twisted band + French oïde oid] … Useful english dictionary
stroph|u|lus — «STROF yuh luhs», noun. a pimply eruption of the skin of infants; red gum. ╂[< New Latin strophulus, apparently alteration of Medieval Latin scrofulus red gum, alteration of Latin scrōfulae scrofula] … Useful english dictionary
stroph- — combining form or stropho Etymology: Greek, from strephein to twist turn more at strophe : twisting : turning strophosis … Useful english dictionary
cat´a|stroph´i|cal|ly — cat|a|stroph|ic «KAT uh STROF ihk», adjective. of or caused by a catastrophe; disastrous: »The catastrophic Northeast floods over the week end took a heavy toll of industry and business (Wall Street Journal). –cat´a|stroph´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|stroph|ic — «KAT uh STROF ihk», adjective. of or caused by a catastrophe; disastrous: »The catastrophic Northeast floods over the week end took a heavy toll of industry and business (Wall Street Journal). –cat´a|stroph´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
