Bacilliform

/bəˈsɪl.ɪ.fɔːrm/

दण्डाकार; छड़ाकार; बैसिलस-जैसा

Origin & History

From bacillus + -form (“having the shape of”); ultimately from Latin bacillum (“little staff, rod”) and Latin forma (“shape, form”).

bacillus + -form (“आकार वाला”) से बना; मूलतः लैटिन bacillum (“छोटी छड़ी/डंडा”) और लैटिन forma (“आकार/रूप”) से।

Definition

Describing something (especially bacteria or cells) that is shaped like a bacillus—i.e., elongated and rod-like.

किसी वस्तु (विशेषकर बैक्टीरिया या कोशिकाओं) का वर्णन जो बैसिलस जैसा—अर्थात् लंबा और छड़/डंडे जैसा (दण्डाकार) आकार रखती हो।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Microscopy showed bacilliform bacteria in the sample.
सूक्ष्मदर्शी परीक्षण में नमूने में दण्डाकार (bacilliform) बैक्टीरिया दिखाई दिए।

Usage Examples

The culture contained bacilliform cells arranged in short chains.
Bacilliform morphology can help narrow down bacterial identification.
Under the stain, the organism appeared bacilliform rather than spherical.

Synonyms

Rod-shaped Bacillary Rodlike Cylindrical (in shape)

Related Forms

Noun
Bacillus / Bacilli / Bacilliformity
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Bacilliform bacterium
दण्डाकार जीवाणु
Bacilliform shape
दण्डाकार आकृति