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co⋅noid
[koh-noid] 
nɔɪd
–adjective
| 1. | Also, co⋅noi⋅dal. resembling a cone in shape; cone-shaped. |
–noun
| 2. | a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes. |
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| co·noid (kō'noid') adj. Shaped like a cone. co'noid n. |
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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.Conoid
Co"noid\ a. Resembling a cone; conoidal.
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Main Entry: 1co·noid
Pronunciation: 'kO-"noid
Variant: or co·noi·dal /kO-'noid-&l/
Function:adjective
: shaped like or nearly like a cone
Main Entry: 2conoid
Function: noun
: a cone-shaped structure; especially : a hollow organelle shaped like a truncated cone that occurs at theanterior end of the organism in some developmental stages of some sporozoans (as of the genus Sarcocystis)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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