CONOIDS

Noun

conoids

plural of conoid

Source: Wiktionary


CONOID

Co"noid, n. Etym: [Gr. conoĂŻde.]

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.

Co"noid

Definition: , Resembling a cone; conoidal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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