Gyroidally

/dʒɪˈrɔɪdəli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner relating to or having the form of a gyroid, which is a three-dimensional curved surface that spirals around in both directions.

Etymology

From gyroid (from Greek gyros 'circle' + -oid 'resembling') plus the adverbial suffix -ally. The term gyroid was coined in mathematics to describe specific minimal surfaces discovered in the 1970s.

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