scutoid

词形变化

scutoids 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.

    A scutoid can be regarded as a prism that is truncated at one or more vertices, with faces and edges sized such that suitably oriented copies of said scutoid can be arranged to fully pack the space between two planes.

  2. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of Scutoid, a genetic mutation in Drosophila melanogaster

词源

First described by Gómez-Gálvez et al. in a 2018 paper (see quotation below). Variously said to be from scutum or scutellum (parts of insect anatomy) or from Escudero, surname of one of the researchers, + -oid.

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