comby

adj
/ˈkəʊmi/UK/ˈkoʊmi/US

Etymology

From comb + -y.

  1. inherited from *ǵómbʰos
  2. inherited from *kambaz
  3. inherited from *kamb
  4. inherited from camb
  5. inherited from comb
  6. suffixed as comby — “comb + y

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a comb.

  2. Formed of vertical plates, or combs.

    • a comby lode
    • Some parts of a vein may exhibit a comby structure, while others show no trace of any particular arrangement.
  3. Of a wheel

    Of a wheel: having a defect consisting of a network of fine cracks covering a small area of the tread.

The neighborhood

Derived

combiness

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA