- cuboid, cuboidal
- 1. Resembling a cube in shape. 2. Relating to the os cuboideum. [G. kybos, cube, + eidos, resemblance]
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cuboid, cuboidal
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cuboid — [kyo͞o′boid΄] adj. [Gr kyboeidēs: see CUBE1 & OID] 1. shaped like a cube 2. designating a cubelike tarsal bone on the outside of the foot between the metatarsals and the calcaneus n. 1. a six sided figure each face of which is a rectangle … English World dictionary
Cuboidal — Cu*boid al (k? boid al), a. (Anat.) Cuboid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuboidal — cuboid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ more or less cubic in shape. ► NOUN ▪ a solid which has six rectangular faces at right angles to each other. DERIVATIVES cuboidal adjective … English terms dictionary
cuboid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ more or less cubic in shape. ► NOUN ▪ a solid which has six rectangular faces at right angles to each other. DERIVATIVES cuboidal adjective … English terms dictionary
cuboid cell — cuboidal cell an epithelial cell whose transverse and vertical diameters are approximately equal … Medical dictionary
cuboidal — adjective a) Resembling a cube The alveolar cells are cuboidal in shape. b) Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid A cuboidal block was formed. See Also: spheroidal … Wiktionary
cuboidal — cu·boi·dal kyü bȯid əl adj 1) CUBOID (2) 2) composed of nearly cubical elements <cuboidal epithelium> * * * cu·boi·dal (ku boiґdəl) resembling a cube … Medical dictionary
cuboid — /kyooh boyd/, adj. 1. Also, cuboidal. 2. resembling a cube in form. 3. Anat. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones. n. 4. Math. a rectangular parallelepiped. 5. Anat. the cuboid bone. [1700 10; < Gk… … Universalium
cuboid — [ kju:bɔɪd] adjective more or less cubic in shape. noun 1》 Geometry a solid which has six rectangular faces at right angles to each other. 2》 (also cuboid bone) Anatomy a squat tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot, articulating with the heel … English new terms dictionary
cuboid — /ˈkjubɔɪd/ (say kyoohboyd) adjective 1. resembling a cube in form. 2. Anatomy denoting or relating to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones. –noun 3. Mathematics a rectangular parallelepiped. 4. Anatomy the cuboid bone. –cuboidal,… …
