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FORNIX
Definition of FORNIX
noun
An archlike or vaulted structure or fold: The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera. A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus. The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
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Other senses
FORNIX carries 4 further meanings.
noun
An archlike anatomical structure or fold, such as the arched band of white matter beneath the corpus callosum of the brain.
noun
In topical geom., a part of a surface which, in conjunction with another similar part which inseparably accompanies it, increases the cyclosis of the surface by two.
noun
In anat.: A median symmetrical arched formation in the brain, beneath the corpus callosum and septum lucidum, vaulting over the optic thalami and the third ventricle, and running into the floor of each lateral ventricle.
noun
Some other arched, vaulted, or fornicated formation: as, the fornix conjunctivœ, the vault of the conjunctiva.
Where it comes from
Borrowing from Latin fornix (“an arch, vault”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORNIX · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORNIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 65, 24 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FORNIX starts with F and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read FINORX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
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