TECTIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

tectiform (comparative more tectiform, superlative most tectiform)

(biology, anthropology) Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

Noun

tectiform (plural tectiforms)

(anthropology) A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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