conoid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊnɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′noid)


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co•noid  (kō′noid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Also, co•noi′dal. resembling a cone in shape;
    cone-shaped.

n. 
  1. Mathematicsa geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
  • Greek kōnoeidé̄s. See cone, -oid
  • 1650–60
co•noi′dal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conoid / ˈkəʊnɔɪd/
  1. a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
also: conoidal / kəʊˈnɔɪdəl/, conoidic / kəʊˈnɔɪdɪk/, conoidical / kəʊˈnɔɪdɪkəl/
  1. conical, cone-shaped
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek kōnoeidēs, from kōnos conecoˈnoidally
'conoid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ancon - bridge - falcon

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