-tomous

English

Etymology

Possibly analogical to acrotomous, from Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “cut off sharp”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “slice, something cut”).

Suffix

-tomous

  1. (mineralogy, crystallography) Describes the cleavage of minerals

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tomous
acrotomous
anisotomous
diatomous
dystomous
heterotomous
monotomous
orthotomous
peritomous
polytomous
Terms in -tomous with different meaning
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