conoidal

co·noid

[koh-noid]
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.

Origin:
1650–60; < Greek kōnoeidḗs. See cone, -oid

co·noi·dal·ly, adverb
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conoid (ˈkəʊnɔɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
 
adj
2.  conical, cone-shaped
 
[C17: from Greek kōnoeidēs, from kōnoscone]
 
co'noidally
 
adv

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