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Conoid

Conoid Meaning & Definition
Conoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Conoid?

[n] a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

Synonyms | Synonyms for Conoid: cone | cone shape

Related Terms | Find terms related to Conoid:

See Also | funnel | funnel shape | peak | point | round shape | tip

Conoid In Webster's Dictionary

\Co"noid\, n. [Gr. ? conical; ? cone + ? from: cf. F. cono["i]de.] 1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone. 2. (Geom.) (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid}, {ellipsoid}, etc. (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. --Math. Dict.
\Co"noid\ a. Resembling a cone; conoidal.

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