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conoid

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊnɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′noid)

co•noid (kō′noid),USA pronunciation adj.

Also, co•noi′dal. resembling a cone in shape;
cone-shaped.

Mathematicsa geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.

Greek kōnoeidé̄s. See cone, -oid
1650–60

co•noi′dal•ly, adv.

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conoid /ˈkəʊnɔɪd/ n

a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis

adj also: conoidal /kəʊˈnɔɪd^əl/, conoidic /kəʊˈnɔɪdɪk/, conoidical /kəʊˈnɔɪdɪk^əl/

conical, cone-shaped

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek kōnoeidēs, from kōnos conecoˈnoidally adv

'conoid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ancon - bridge - falcon

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