Conoid - 5 dictionary results
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co·noid
 (kō'noid') Pronunciation Key
adj. Shaped like a cone. co'noid n. |
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| conoid | |
noun | |
| a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: cone] |
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Conoid
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.
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Conoid
Co"noid\ a. Resembling a cone; conoidal.
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