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A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
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conoid
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
(1) All rulings are parallel to a plane, the directrix plane . (2) All rulings intersect a fixed line, the axis . The conoid is a right conoid , if its axis is perpendicular to its directrix plane. Hence all rulings are perpendicular to the axis. Because ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conoid \Co"noid\ a. Resembling a cone; conoidal.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Shaped like a cone; conical n. 1 Anything shaped like a cone. 2 (context geometry English) A Catalan surface all of whose rulings intersect some fixed line. 3 (context geometry English) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: cone , cone shape ]
Usage examples of conoid.
You attempt to settle into a composite conoid curve that will not only intersect the orbit of the tiny fast-moving body, but also accomplish an exact rendezvous.
Dazedly he saw a crimson conoid cloud spinning up and over the mountain slopes.
There they visited a native pueblo, a great beehive structure of mud, conoid on conoid, and bought souvenirs--two of which turned out to have "Made in Japan" stamped inconspicuously on them.