homoeoid

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

homoe- +‎ -oid, from Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”) in conjunction with εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Noun[edit]

homoeoid (plural homoeoids)

  1. (mathematics) A boundlessly thin shell constrained by a couple of similar surfaces with nearly identical orientations.
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