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sigmoid
adjective sig·moid \ˈsig-ˌmȯid\
Definition of SIGMOID
1
a : curved like the letter C b : curved in two directions like the letter S
2
: of, relating to, or being the sigmoid colon
— sig·moi·dal·ly \sig-ˈmȯi-dəl-ē\ adverb
Variants of SIGMOID
sig·moid also sig·moi·dal \sig-ˈmȯi-dəl\
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Origin of SIGMOID
Greek sigmoeidēs, from sigma; from a common form of sigma shaped like the Roman letter C
First Known Use: 1670
Rhymes with SIGMOID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
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