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cuboidal

/kyoo-boid/US // ˈkyu bɔɪd //UK // (ˈkjuːbɔɪd) //

长方体,长方体形,长方体型,长方体的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also cu·boi·dal. resembling a cube in form.
    • : Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
    • : Anatomy. the cuboid bone.

Examples

  • It is lined by an epithelium which here consists of a single layer of columnar 17 or cuboidal cells with large nuclei.

  • Others weather into large cuboidal blocks which may produce structures resembling cyclopean masonry.

  • Granite having a cuboidal and rude columnar structure, Land's End, Cornwall.

  • Now the syenite breaks into large cuboidal blocks of immense size.