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Conoid
Pronunciation : Co"noid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. cono?de.]
Definition : 1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
2. (Geom.) (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc. (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. Math. Dict.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Co"noid
Definition : Defn: , Resembling a cone; conoidal.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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