lensoidadj.
/ˈlɛnzɔɪd/ = lentoid adj.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > convex > double convex
lenticular1658
lentiform1706
lentular1761
lentile1763
lentil-shaped1796
lenticular-shaped1835
lentoid1879
lensoid1930
1930 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 38 450 There are in effect..two main outcrops: a large lensoid northern one,..and a much thinner southern one.
1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. iv. 35/2 The quartz bodies are lensoid, seldom more than 5 ft in thickness, discontinuous longitudinally and overlapping in places.
1973 Nature 27 July 215/1 The cherts occur chiefly as intercalations, sometimes of wide lateral extent and sometimes lensoid, between the extrusives.
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adj.1930