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com·bin·ing form (km-bnng)

n.

A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in combination with words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or derivatives, as electro- (from electric) in electromagnet or geo- (from Greek ge-, from g "earth") in geochemistry.

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combining form

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) a linguistic element that occurs only as part of a compound word, such as anthropo- in anthropology

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" decker - (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus" ply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood bound form, bound morpheme - a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns pounder - (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders" footer - (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer" yarder - (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green" miler - (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler" columned - having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form); "a columned portico"; "trees with columned trunks"; "white-columned houses" bedded - having a bed or beds as specified friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" unfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly" hipped - having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination); "broad-hipped" mini - used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts" midi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf; "midiskirts"; "wore her dresses midi length" maxi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle; "wanted a maxi-length coat"; "a maxidress" roofed - covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination); "roofed picnic areas"; "a slate-roofed house"; "palmleaf-roofed huts" tipped - having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane" radio - indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry" volumed - (often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes; "the poet's volumed works"; "a two-volumed history"; "multi-volumed encyclopedias"; "large-volumed editions" full, fully, to the full - to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" good, well - (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" ill, poorly, badly - (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"

Translations

combining form

n → Affix nt, → Wortbildungselement nt