"octoid" meaning in English

See octoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From oct- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oct|oid}} oct- + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} octoid (not comparable)
  1. (engineering) Being a form of gear or tooth that resembles the involute, but whose complete path of contact on the surface of a sphere is in the form of a figure eight. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Engineering
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