right circular cone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of right circular cone
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The base radius and height of a right circular cone are measured as 10 in. and 25 in., respectively, with a possible error in measurement of as much as 0.1 in. each.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
A machinist is constructing a right circular cone out of a block of aluminum.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
The radius of a right circular cone is increasing at 3 cm/min whereas the height of the cone is decreasing at 2 cm/min.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
In this chapter, we will investigate the two-dimensional figures that are formed when a right circular cone is intersected by a plane.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Thus the tangents drawn from any finite centre to a sphere form a right circular cone, and this will be cut by any plane in a conic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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