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gyroid

noun

An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.

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pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedrongyroidal

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Meanings

noungyroid (plural gyroids)

plural gyroids

mathematicsAn infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.
chemistrySynonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron.
Synonyms: pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron

adjectivegyroid (not comparable)

not comparablechemistrySynonym of gyroidal.
Synonyms: gyroidal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron.

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pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron

adjectiveSynonym of gyroidal.

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Origin

From gyro- + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gyroid

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APA

gyroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyroid

MLA

“gyroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyroid.

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