kugelförmig

spherical

adjective KOO-gel-foer-mikh Rare

Origin: from Kugel (sphere) and Form (shape)

Also means

ball-shaped

Usage Note

kugelförmig is a transparent compound meaning ball-shaped, from Kugel (sphere) plus -förmig (-shaped). The -förmig pattern is highly productive: compare eiförmig and herzförmig.

Examples

"Die Kaktusart bildet kugelförmige Triebe."

Natural Translation

This cactus species forms spherical shoots.

Literal Translation

The cactus-species forms spherical shoots.

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