Scutoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scutoid is a noun meaning A geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.
Meaning
A geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.
More Meanings
- Alternative letter-case form of Scutoid, a genetic mutation in Drosophila melanogaster
Example Sentences
It has been postulated that ‘scutoids’ are part of a continuum of cell shapes and 3D arrangements, together with frusta and prisms
Our energetics analysis reveals that scutoids allow tissues to minimize the packing energy and we propose that such geometrical shape is nature’s solution to epithelial bending.
A scutoid can be regarded as a prism that is truncated at one or more vertices, with faces and edges sized such that suitably oriented copies of said scutoid can be arranged to fully pack the space between two planes.
As a consequence, epithelial cells adopt a novel shape that we term “scutoid”.[…]Using biophysical arguments, we propose that scutoids make possible the minimization of the tissue energy and stabilize three-dimensional packing.
Word Forms
- scutoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frustum, gyrobifastigium, squaroid, superquadric, pyramidoid, rhomboid.
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