Definition of Giroidal

Definition of Giroidal

Gy*roid"al (j&isl;*roid"al), a. [Gr. gy^ros circle + -oid + -al.] 1. Spiral in arrangement or action.

2. (Crystallog.) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they incline all to the right (or left) of a vertical line; -- said of certain hemihedral forms.

3. (Opt.) Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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