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- noun Plural form of
gyroid .
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Examples
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The Emerald-patched Cattleheart's scales contain millions of microscopic structures known as gyroids, which reflect certain colors of light in much the same way as an oil slick or a rainbow.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The Emerald-patched Cattleheart's scales contain millions of microscopic structures known as gyroids, which reflect certain colors of light in much the same way as an oil slick or a rainbow.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The Emerald-patched Cattleheart, found along the Amazon, is one of many butterflies that get their coloring from gyroids, rather than pigments.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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But a layer of gyroids around the fiber-optic cable "would act like a perfect insulation to that fiber," Prum says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The Emerald-patched Cattleheart, found along the Amazon, is one of many butterflies that get their coloring from gyroids, rather than pigments.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"We're still trying to wrap our brains around gyroids and what they are," Prum says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Sales Pitch: This looks exactly like the gyroids that have become so popular on planet Hocotate.
IGN Complete 2010
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Right now, it's expensive and impractical to manufacture gyroids small enough to do that job.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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In other words, storing gyroids with Brewster is a convenient way to create a comprehensive list of all Gyroids you have collected.
IGN Complete 2009
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I wouldn't mind seeing what other gyroids are out there, so you want to store yours in here with mine? '
IGN Complete 2009
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