"phacoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more phacoid [comparative], most phacoid [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φακός|t=lentil}} Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} phacoid (comparative more phacoid, superlative most phacoid)
  1. Resembling a lentil or lens; lenticular. Synonyms: phacoidal
    Sense id: en-phacoid-en-adj-TabXDvSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0

Noun

Forms: phacoids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φακός|t=lentil}} Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} phacoid (plural phacoids)
  1. (geology) Tags: empty-gloss, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-phacoid-en-noun-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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