Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. mathematics An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines
Examples
“I leave notes on bulletin boards, I leave smart greetings with my "gyroid" a sort of permanent proxy character that sits at my house doorstep.”
“Solid Free Forming techniques are various and many of them can be used to build samples with complex topology, such as the gyroid.”
“This post was about the gyroid, which little has to do with foams”
“The surface is an offset of the approximation of the minimal surface called gyroid.”
“But since my pockets were full of all kinds of miscellaneous crap, Kid Cat couldn't just hand my my gyroid prize, so I had to get it in the mail the next day.”
“When you have accepted, a new menu will open, and you will be able to give him a gyroid to store for you.”
“Actually, you can throw items on the ground if you wish but this creates a very untidy appearance and will prevent any other item such as a fossil, gyroid or flower from occupying that space.”
“It is at this point that you should speak to him while carrying a gyroid in your Pocket.”
“A gyroid named Lloid officiates at a new Auction House where players can sell items via wi-fi.”
“A pitfall when planted displays a star-shaped pattern in the ground very similar to that displayed by a fossil or gyroid.”
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ruzuzu "The gyroids are made of chitin, a polymer used in insect exoskeletons, secreted by wing cells that fold naturally into gyroid shape. After cells die and decompose, the chitin shells remain. Light refracts through them, with subtle variations in gyroid shape and proportion producing different hues."
From Butterfly Wing Colors Come From Space-Age Structures by Brandon Keim, Wired Science, June 14, 2010. Jun 15, 2010