octoid

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adjective

Being a form of gear or tooth that resembles the involute, but whose complete path of contact on the surface of a sphere is in the form of a figure eight.

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Meanings

adjectiveoctoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableengineeringBeing a form of gear or tooth that resembles the involute, but whose complete path of contact on the surface of a sphere is in the form of a figure eight.

Origin

From oct- + -oid.

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APA

octoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoid

MLA

“octoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoid.

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