fusiform

• Von spindelförmiger Gestalt; sich zu beiden Enden hin verjüngend.

Shaped like a spindle; tapering at both ends.

1. Tapering at both endsC2formalscientific

   Having a shape that is wider in the middle and narrows toward each end, like a spindle or a cigar.

   Spindelförmig

   • The fusiform shape of the fish allows it to swim efficiently.
   • Botanists describe the root as fusiform, tapering at both ends.
   • The muscle has a fusiform structure, thick in the center and thin at the attachments.

   Synonymecigar-shapedspindle-shapedtapered