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gyroid

gyroid noun: an infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.

Noun

gyroid (plural gyroids)

  1. An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.
  2. Synonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron.
    Synonyms:
    pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron

Adjective

gyroid (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of gyroidal.
    Synonyms:
    gyroidal

Synonyms of gyroid

  • pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron
  • gyroidal

Forms of gyroid

pluralgyroids

Origin of gyroid

From gyro- + -oid.

Words that rhyme with gyroid

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Questions about gyroid

What does gyroid mean?
Gyroid means an infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.
What part of speech is gyroid?
Gyroid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of gyroid?
The plural of gyroid is gyroids.

Words near gyroid in the dictionary

  1. gyrographs
  2. gyrogravitomagnetic
  3. gyrogroup
  4. gyrogroups
  5. gyroi
  6. gyroid
  7. gyroidal
  8. gyroidally
  9. gyroids
  10. gyrokinetic
  11. gyrokinetics

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