homoeoid

See also: homœoid

English

Etymology

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

Noun

homoeoid (plural homoeoids)

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