Obeliform
/ˈɒb.əl.ɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Having the shape or form of an obelisk.
Did you know?The Greek ancestor of “obelisk” also gave English “obelus,” a proofreading symbol used by ancient scholars to mark lines of Homer they considered spurious or suspicious.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὀβελός (obelós)
“A spit, pointed stake, or pointed pillar”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
ὀβελίσκος (obelískos)
“A small pointed pillar; an obelisk”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὀβελός (obelós)
“A proofreading mark shaped like a small horizontal spike, used to flag questionable text”
Late Antiquity
Latin
obeliscus
“An obelisk or tall, tapering monument”
17th Century
English
obelisk
“A tall, four-sided, tapering monument with a pyramidal tip”
19th Century
English
obeliform
“Having the form or shape of an obelisk”