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conoid
[ koh-noid ]
/ ˈkoʊ nɔɪd /
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adjective
Also co·noi·dal. resembling a cone in shape; cone-shaped.
noun
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
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OTHER WORDS FROM conoid
co·noi·dal·ly, adverbWords nearby conoid
connotative, connote, Conn's syndrome, connubial, conodont, conoid, Conon, conoscenti, conoscope, conquer, conqueror
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British Dictionary definitions for conoid
conoid
/ (ˈkəʊnɔɪd) /
noun
a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
adjective Also: conoidal (kəʊˈnɔɪdəl)
conical, cone-shaped
Derived forms of conoid
conoidally, adverbWord Origin for conoid
C17: from Greek kōnoeidēs, from kōnos cone
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