hypsiloid

hypsiloid
Y-shaped; U-shaped. SYN: upsiloid, ypsiliform. [G. upsilon (ypsilon)]

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hyp·si·loid (hipґsĭ-loid) [Gr. hypsiloeidēs] shaped like a capital Greek letter upsilon (Υ). Cf. hyoid.

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