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form — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forme, from Anglo French furme, forme, from Latin forma form, beauty Date: 13th century 1. a. the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material b. a body (as of a person) especially in its… … New Collegiate Dictionary
form — [fôrm] n. [ME forme < OFr < L forma, a shape, figure, image < ? (via Etr) Gr morphē] 1. the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc. 2. a) the body or figure of a person or animal b) a… … English World dictionary
Definite clause grammar — A definite clause grammar (DCG) is a way of expressing grammar, either for natural or formal languages, in a logic programming language such as Prolog. DCGs are usually associated with Prolog, but similar languages such as Mercury also include… … Wikipedia
form — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) External shape Nouns 1. form, formation, forming, figure, shape; make[up], conformation, configuration; make, frame[work], construction, cut, set, build, trim, cut of one s jib; stamp, type, cast, mold;… … English dictionary for students
form — /fɔm / (say fawm) noun 1. definite shape; external shape or appearance considered apart from colour or material; configuration. 2. the shape of a thing or person. 3. a body, especially that of a human being. 4. something that gives or determines… …
Musical form — Thought form of the Music of Gounod, according to Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater in Thought Forms (1901) The term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music … Wikipedia
number form — The term number form was introduced in or shortly before 1880 by the British scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822 1911) to denote a mental map or configuration of numbers which may appear automatically and involuntarily whenever one thinks of… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Ground form — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shape — shapable, shapeable, adj. /shayp/, n., v., shaped, shaping. n. 1. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. 2. this quality as found in some individual object or body form: This… … Universalium
