spiroid

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adjective

Resembling or having the form of a spiral or helix.

OriginLatin spiroïdes ← Ancient Greek σπειροειδής →
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Meanings

adjectivespiroid (comparative more spiroid, superlative most spiroid)

comparative more spiroid · superlative most spiroid

  1. geometryResembling or having the form of a spiral or helix.
nounspiroid (plural spiroids)

plural spiroids

  1. geometryA curve that resembles a spiral or helix.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπειροειδής
  2. Latinspiroïdes
  3. Englishspiroid

From Latin spiroïdes, from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek σπειροειδής (speiroeidḗs). By surface analysis, spire + -oid.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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