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gyroid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɔɪd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of gyroidal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gyroidal

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: polyhedron

History

Etymology

From gyro- + -oid.