Home › Words › U › unciformunciform/ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/unciform means of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.unciform is pronounced /ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/.EtymologyFrom Latin uncus (“hook”) + -form.adjOf the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.nounThe hamate bone.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unciferous 74% match — Bearing a hook or hook-like structure. vs unciform →uncinal 73% match — uncinate; hooked vs unciform →uncous 73% match — Curved or hook-shaped. vs unciform →uncinate 71% match — Hooked at the end. vs unciform →curviform 67% match — Having a curved shape. vs unciform →furcular 67% match — Shaped like a fork; furcate vs unciform →aduncous 67% match — curved inwards; hooked vs unciform →uncinatum 66% match — The hamate bone. vs unciform →