Associations to the word «Fusiform»

Wiktionary

FUSIFORM, adjective. (chiefly botany) (zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
FUSIFORM GYRI, noun. Plural of fusiform gyrus
FUSIFORM GYRUS, noun. (anatomy) A structure within the temporal lobe of the human brain, believed to be involved in colour processing and the recognition of faces, bodies, and words.
FUSIFORM GYRUSES, noun. Plural of fusiform gyrus

Dictionary definition

FUSIFORM, adjective. Tapering at each end.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery