difform

English

Etymology

From Old French difforme, from Latin dif- = dis- + forma (“form”). Compare deform.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɔː(ɹ)m/
• Homophone: deform

Adjective

difform (comparative more difform, superlative most difform)

1. irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar

   Synonym: ununiform

   difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion

   difform leaves

   • 1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:

     the unequal refractions of difform rays

Derived terms

• difformly

Related terms

• difformity

References

• “difform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.