"homoeoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homoeoids [plural]
Etymology: From homoe- + -oid, from Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”) in conjunction with εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homoe|oid}} homoe- + -oid, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} homoeoid (plural homoeoids)
  1. (mathematics) A boundlessly thin shell constrained by a couple of similar surfaces with nearly identical orientations. Wikipedia link: homoeoid Categories (topical): Mathematics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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