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cuboid

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cuboid
1. the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
2. Maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped

cuboid [′kyü‚bȯid]
(anatomy)
The outermost distal tarsal bone in vertebrates.
(invertebrate zoology)
Main vein of the wing in many insects, particularly the flies (Diptera).
(science and technology)
Nearly cubic in shape.


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Dave Porter as saying they are treating the high-priced kicker ``for a calcaneal cuboid ligament sprain.
The eight mixes are shown as eight comers of a cuboid with the factors (peptizer, oil and order of addition) forming the sides (figure 1).
Julius Kekoni and Seppo Tusa designed Pino (Stack), a contemplative cuboid acoustic space made of a lattice of timber elements creating an enclosure that breathes yet insulates the inhabitants from the outside world.
 
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