conicoid

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

/ ˈkɒn ɪˌkɔɪd, ˈkoʊ nɪ- /

noun Geometry.

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

Nearby words

conical, conical cornea, conical papilla, conical pendulum, conicity, conicoid, conics, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin

Origin of conicoid

First recorded in 1860–65; conic + -oid

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