discoid
- adjective
- /ˈdɪskoʊɪd/
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discoide
- In nature, some jellyfish exhibit a discoid shape that allows them to float gracefully.
- discoid cells
As soon as you get a different shape that's sort of, you know, not that discoid structure, they start clogging in the capillaries.
- As soon as you get a different shape that's sort of, you know, not that discoid structure, they start clogging in the capillaries.
Examples
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The artist created a sculpture with a discoid form, emphasizing its circular lines.
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It looks like the first eutherians had discoid placentas.
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As soon as you get a different shape that's sort of, you know, not that discoid structure, they start clogging in the capillaries.
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PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): The photographer who took this picture in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro claimed that he did not notice the discoid shape near the center of the picture until after the picture was developed.
Academic text (1992) -
Round or discoid cells show no pseudopodia, in contrast to the dendritic ones, which are at their early pseudopodial stage, showing one or more pseudopodia with no evident flattening.
Academic text (2018) -
The discoid shape of the coin made it easy to identify among the others.
Synonyms
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2.8
Having the shape of a circle
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3.8
Having a flat, round shape like a coin
Having a round, flat shape like a disc
Having a flat, round shape like a coin
Shaped like a flat round or oval disc
Compounds
- Specialized
A long-lasting skin condition that makes red patches on the cheeks and bridge of the nose
How Flat
Surface Forms
Morphology
discoid = disc (transparent) = disc + oid
The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-oid' (meaning 'resembling' or 'shaped like') to 'disc', so 'disk-shaped' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Discoid comes from disc meaning 'disk' and the ending -oid meaning 'like' or 'in the shape of', as in humanoid, 'human-like'. So discoid means 'disk-shaped' or having a flat, circular form.