oblique circular cone
nounGeometry.
a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a line that is not perpendicular to the circle at its center.
Origin of oblique circular cone
1Probably earlier than 1950–55
- Compare right circular cone.
Words Nearby oblique circular cone
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