life form
37
3.4
- noun
- /laɪf fɔrm/
- Specialized
:
forma biológica
- In fact, by then the ladder people may be the only life-form remaining in this sector of the universe.
Examples
-
Yeah, it's freaky when you start to think that you're essentially a host working symbiotically with all of these life forms to help us function and thrive.
-
We're picking up radiation from the life form.
-
That means that this is the oldest life form on the planet.
-
Question is, could you have a life form without nitrogen, for example?
-
In thinking about this, it's important to remember that other life forms are also, to greater or lesser extent, often dependent on other living things.
-
And second, each life form emerged less than two minutes after entering a module.
Fiction book (1991) -
Genus Homo was easily the most dangerous and adaptable life form for a thousand light-years in any direction.
Fiction book (2000) -
And RNA molecules may well have been the first enzymes to catalyze many of the reactions in the most primitive life forms that first existed on this planet.
-
The underwater world supports a variety of life forms that thrive in different environments.
-
Scientists are researching the characteristics of each life form to understand how they adapt to their habitats.
Synonyms
The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
How Complex
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
- Specialized
37
3.4
- Specialized
3
4.3
- Specialized
8
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a living thing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'life' (living phenomenon) with 'form' (type or kind) — essentially 'a form/type of life'. This straightforward noun–noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows predictable English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Life form comes from the words life and form, where form means the shape or body of a living creature. Think of a cactus or a frog — their different bodies are their life form, so the phrase means 'the shape or body' of an organism.