▪ I. septiform, a.1
(ˈsɛptɪfɔːm)
[ad. late L. septiformis: see septi-1 and -form.]
Sevenfold.
| 1728 in Bailey. 1849 Digby Compitum II. 310 That they may acquire the septiform grace, to the exclusion of the seven sins. 1868 Gladstone Juv. Mundi xv. (1869) 532 The septiform system was apparently represented in the seven gates of Thebes. 1878 H. G. Guinness Approaching End Pref. (1880) p. viii, The epacts of the prophetic periods of Scripture form a remarkable septiform series. |
▪ II. septiform, a.2
(ˈsɛptɪfɔːm)
[ad. mod.L. septiformis or F. septiforme: see septi-2 and -form.]
Of the form or nature of a septum.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvi. IV. 313 Septiform (Septiformis). When the Canthus forms an elevated ridge or septum. 1875 Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 131/1 A tendency to the development of septiform prominence is visible in the walls of the gastric passages of certain calcareous sponges. |