frustum

frus·tum Audio Help (frŭs'təm)

n. pl. frus·tums or frus·ta (-tə) Mathematics
The part of a solid, such as a cone or pyramid, between two parallel planes cutting the solid, especially the section between the base and a plane parallel to the base.

[Latin frūstum, piece broken off.]

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