styloid

English

Etymology

From style or stylus +‎ -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪ.lɔɪd/
Rhymes: -aɪlɔɪd

Adjective

styloid (not comparable)

Resembling a stylus or pen.
Synonym: styliform
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to the styloid process

French: styloïde (fr)
Italian: stiloide, stiloideo
Spanish: estiloides, estiloideo

Noun

styloid (plural styloids)

(anatomy) Ellipsis of styloid process..

Translations

Translations

Spanish: estiloides m

References

“styloid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“styloid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Doylist, ditosyl, odylist

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