tectiform

Etymology
From, from +.

Adjective

 * 1)  Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

Translations

 * Crimean Tatar: eki yaqı enişli
 * Finnish: harjamainen
 * French:

Noun

 * 1)  A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building.
 * 2) * 1924, , Volume 26, New Series, page 48,
 * The tectiforms reproduce in a remarkable manner the simple shelters, tents, and huts in use today among primitive and nomadic races in various parts of the world.