cuboid

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

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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).

(mathematics)

rectangular parallelepiped

(science and technology)

Nearly cubic in shape.

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