homoeoid
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See also: homœoid
English
Etymology
From homoe- + -oid, from Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”) in conjunction with εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
Noun
homoeoid (plural homoeoids)
- (mathematics) A boundlessly thin shell constrained by a couple of similar surfaces with nearly identical orientations.