gyroid

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English

Etymology

From gyro- +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

Noun

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gyroid (plural gyroids)

  1. (mathematics) An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.
    Coordinate term: lattice
  2. (crystallography) Synonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron
    Hypernym: polyhedron

Adjective

gyroid (not comparable)

  1. (crystallography) Synonym of gyroidal