-cene
variant of ceno-1. as final element of a compound word:
pleistocene.
-cene
combining form, combining form
denoting a recent geological period miocene
word origin
from greek kainos new
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a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind (polycentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric). -centric suffix having a centre as specified heliocentric word origin abstracted from eccentric, concentric, etc -centric from gk. kentrikos “pertaining to a center,” from kentron […]
- -cephalic
variant of -cephalous: brachycephalic. -cephalic combining form indicating skull or head; -headed brachycephalic derived forms -cephaly, -cephalism, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek -kephalos -cephalic suff. having a specified kind or number of heads: dolichocephalic.
- -cephalous
a combining form meaning “having a head or heads” of the specified sort or number: brachycephalous. also, -cephalic. -cephalic combining form indicating skull or head; -headed brachycephalic derived forms -cephaly, -cephalism, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek -kephalos -cephalous suff. having a specified kind of head or number of heads: nanocephalous.
- -cephalus
combining form denoting a cephalic abnormality hydrocephalus word origin new latin -cephalus; see -cephalic
- -cephaly
a combining form of nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -cephalic, or -cephalous: dolichocephaly. -cephaly suff. a specified condition affecting the head: microcephaly.