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conicoid

[ kon-i-koid, koh-ni- ]

noun

, Geometry.
  1. a quadric, especially a hyperboloid, paraboloid, or ellipsoid.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of conicoid1

First recorded in 1860–65; conic + -oid

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