gyroid

English

Etymology

From gyro- +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Noun

gyroid (plural gyroids)

1. (mathematics) An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines.

   Coordinate term: lattice

2. (crystallography) Synonym of pentagonal icositetrahedron or pentagonal icosikaitetrahedron

   Hypernym: polyhedron

Adjective

gyroid (not comparable)

1. (crystallography) Synonym of gyroidal