scutoid

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. Alternative letter-case form of Scutoid, a genetic mutation in Drosophila melanogaster alt-of

词形变化

scutoids plural scutoids plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
From scutellum + -oid.
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