cuboid
[ kyoo-boid ]
/ ˈkyu bɔɪd /
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adjective
Also cu·boi·dal. resembling a cube in form.
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
noun
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
Anatomy. the cuboid bone.
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It is lined by an epithelium which here consists of a single layer of columnar 17 or cuboidal cells with large nuclei.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator|Albert M. ReeseOthers weather into large cuboidal blocks which may produce structures resembling cyclopean masonry.
Granite having a cuboidal and rude columnar structure, Land's End, Cornwall.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.Now the syenite breaks into large cuboidal blocks of immense size.
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British Dictionary definitions for cuboid
cuboid
/ (ˈkjuːbɔɪd) /
adjective Also: cuboidal (kjuːˈbɔɪdəl)
shaped like a cube; cubic
of or denoting the cuboid bone
noun
the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
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Medical definitions for cuboid
cuboid
[ kyōō′boid′ ]
adj.
Having the approximate shape of a cube.
n.
A tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot, articulating in front with the calcaneus and lateral cuneiform, and behind with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.
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cu•boi′dal (kyōō-boid′l) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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