Falciformity

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: fălsÄ­fôrʹmÄ­tÄ­, IPA: /fælsɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ/

Origin

falciform + -ity

Full definition of falciformity

Noun

1. (rare) The quality of being falciform; sickle-shapedness.
• 2002: Metal 2002: 11th International Metallurgical & Material Conference, 14th–16th of May in 2002, ÄŒervený zámek, Hradec nad Moravicí, ÄŒeská republika – Czech Republic, paper 120: Marta Migalska and StanisÅ‚aw Borkowski, “Analysis of Factors Influencing the Quality of Sheet Metals”, page 2 of 4The surface of sheet metals should not have any bracks, cracks, non-metallic inclusions. As far as bias and falciformity are concerned, they should not exceed the value of permissible aberrations of width and length of the sheet.