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Cuboid vs Cuboidal - What's the difference?

cuboid | cuboidal |

In geometry terms the difference between cuboid and cuboidal

is that cuboid is a parallelepiped having six rectangular faces while cuboidal is of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid.

As adjectives the difference between cuboid and cuboidal

is that cuboid is of the shape of a cube while cuboidal is resembling a cube.

As a noun cuboid

is the cuboid bone.

cuboid

English

(wikipedia cuboid)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the shape of a cube.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The cuboid bone.
  • (geometry) A parallelepiped having six rectangular faces.

    • cuboidal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling a cube
    • The alveolar cells are cuboidal in shape .
  • (geometry) Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid
    • A cuboidal block was formed.

    Derived terms

    * cuboidally * cuboidal epithelium

    Related terms

    * spheroidal