- scaph(o)-
- [Gr. skaphē skiff or light boat] a combining form meaning boat-shaped.
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scaph — scaph·ite; scaph·o·ce·phal·ic; scaph·o·ceph·a·lism; scaph·o·ceph·a·ly; scaph·o·ce·rite; scaph·oid; scaph·o·pod; scaph·i·toid; scaph·o·ceph·a·lous; scaph·o·ce·rit·ic; … English syllables
scaph- — scaphi , scapho ❖ ♦ Éléments de mots savants, tirés du grec skaphis « objet creusé, barque », et skaphê « barque ». → scaphe … Encyclopédie Universelle
scaph — var. scaf … Useful english dictionary
scaph|o|ce|phal|ic — «SKAF oh suh FAL ihk», adjective. (of a skull) boat shaped; very long and narrow. ╂[< Greek skáphē boat + English cephalic] … Useful english dictionary
scaph|oid — «SKAF oyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. boatshaped. 2. = navicular. (Cf. ↑navicular) –n. = navicular. (Cf. ↑navicular) ╂[< Greek skaphoid < skáphē boat, tub, trough (< skáptein to dig, carve) + eîdos form] … Useful english dictionary
scaph|o|pod — «SKAF uh pod», noun. any one of a class of marine mollusks with a long, tubular shell open at both ends, and delicate tentacles; tooth shell. Scaphopod shells were used as money by Pacific coast Indians. ╂[< New Latin Scaphopoda the class name … Useful english dictionary
scaph — i, o (G). A bowl, boat, trough; anything hollowed out … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
scaph- — combining form or scapho Etymology: scaphoid 1. : scaphoid scaphocephaly 2. : scaphoid and scapholunar … Useful english dictionary
bath|y|scaph — or bath|y|scaphe «BATH uh skaf», noun. a diving craft consisting of a round steel chamber attached to a hull that can be navigated underwater to explore the depths of the sea: »The bathyscaph s basic idea is to imitate underwater the free flying… … Useful english dictionary
mes|o|scaph — or mes|o|scaphe «MEHS uh skaf, skayf; MEE suh », noun. an apparatus similar to the bathyscaph, used to explore the middle depths of the ocean: »The existence of these many portholes, with the possibility of looking in virtually every direction,… … Useful english dictionary
