-TOME Meaning of -TOME in English ■ combining form1》 denoting an instrument for cutting: microtome.2》 denoting a section or segment.Originsense 1 from Gk -tomon (neut.) 'that cuts'; sense 2 from Gk tomē 'a cutting'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004