discoidal

ADJECTIVE
  1. having a flat circular shape
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How To Use discoidal In A Sentence

  • This protoconch is discoidal or almost dicoidal and sinistral.
  • Middle apical area: = internal area; q.v. Middle field: = discoidal field; q.v. Middle lobes: of pronotum in Orthoptera; see lobes. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Although widely accepted in public, the discoidal structure has not been verified experimentally.
  • Discocellular nervure or vein: Lepidoptera; = discal vein, q.v. Discoidal: relating to the disc, or middle = discal. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Externo-median nerve: the humeral and discoidal veins together. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • In the discussions of galactic origin and behavior that grew out of the earlier work on clusters and the local star system, it was suggested that the discoidal galactic system, originating from the combination of independent star clouds and clusters, has long been growing, by assimilating such groups, to its present relatively enormous size. Better Late Than Never: Dwarf Galaxies Finally Come Together | Universe Today
  • This griseous pilosity fills all the tips of the elytra, leaving bare only the sutures, an angular notch behind the middle (which forms with that apical part of the suture a kind of hook on each elytron), and two round spots, one submarginal fronting the tip of the notch, the other larger, discoidal, behind the foot of the notch, much above the tip. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
  • Of the five subphyla of the traditional scheme, the first is the Echinozoa, which are usually globose or discoidal in form.
  • The presence of a hydrophilic solvent such as water is needed to maintain a discoidal lipid/protein structure.
  • But, exactly in those respects in which the developing Man differs from the Dog, he resembles the ape, which, like man, has a spheroidal yelk-sac and a discoidal — sometimes partially lobed — placenta. Essays
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