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