Meanings
nounhomoeoid (plural homoeoids)
plural homoeoids
- mathematicsA boundlessly thin shell constrained by a couple of similar surfaces with nearly identical orientations.
Origin
From homoe- + -oid, from Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”) in conjunction with εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
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homoeoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoid
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“homoeoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homoeoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoid.
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