ellipsoid | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoidal, spheroidal |
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(noun) a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles | - |
ellipsoidal | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoid, spheroidal |
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medusoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a medusa | - |
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(noun) one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles | Synonyms: medusa, medusan |
sinusoid | (noun) tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ | - |
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(noun) the curve of y=sin x | Synonyms: sine curve |
sinusoidal | (adjective) having a succession of waves or curves | - |
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sinusoidally | (adverb) in a sinusoidal manner | - |
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virusoid | (noun) the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat | Synonyms: viroid |
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