ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle Greek lithotomon, from Greek lith- + -tomon -tome
1. : a knife used for lithotomy
2.
[ lith- + -tome ]
: a stone so formed as to appear as if cut by art
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle Greek lithotomon, from Greek lith- + -tomon -tome
1. : a knife used for lithotomy
2.
[ lith- + -tome ]
: a stone so formed as to appear as if cut by art
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012