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conicoid

[kon-i-koid, koh-ni-]

con·i·coid

[kon-i-koid, koh-ni-]
noun Geometry.
a quadric, especially a hyperboloid, paraboloid, or ellipsoid.

Origin:
1860–65; conic + -oid
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Conicoid is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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