trochoid
trochoid is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column.
- 2.(Zoöl.) Top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; -- said of certain shells.
- 3.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family Trochidæ.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column called?
- What is top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; -- said of certain shells called?
- What is of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family Trochidæ called?
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