actinoid adj 1: having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical" n 1: any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 [syn: {actinoid}, {actinide}, {actinon}]
Actinoid \Ac"tin*oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -oid.] Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia. [1913 Webster]